Early Settlers Meeting House

Early Settlers Meeting House
Location Jct. of Granite and Foggs Ridge Rds., Leighton Corners, Town of Ossipee, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°40′44″N 71°1′44″W / 43.67889°N 71.02889°W / 43.67889; -71.02889Coordinates: 43°40′44″N 71°1′44″W / 43.67889°N 71.02889°W / 43.67889; -71.02889
Area less than one acre
Built 1856
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 95000680[1]
Added to NRHP June 12, 1995

The Early Settlers Meeting House is a historic meeting house at the junction of Granite and Foggs Ridge roads at Leighton Corners in the town of Ossipee, New Hampshire, United States. It was built sometime between 1811 and 1816 to serve as the church for a local congregation of Free Will Baptists. The building was sold to the Ossipee Historical Society in 1928. It is a vernacular, 1-1/2 story clapboarded wood frame building set on a fieldstone foundation.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Early Settlers Meeting House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-05-03.


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