Goffstown Congregational Church

Goffstown Congregational Church
Location 10 Main St., Goffstown, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°1′10″N 71°36′3″W / 43.01944°N 71.60083°W / 43.01944; -71.60083Coordinates: 43°1′10″N 71°36′3″W / 43.01944°N 71.60083°W / 43.01944; -71.60083
Area less than one acre
Built 1845; 1890
Architect William M. Butterfield
Architectural style Queen Anne
Part of Goffstown Main Street Historic District (#07000153)
NRHP reference # 96000193[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 01, 1996
Designated CP March 15, 2007

The Congregational Church of Goffstown (or Goffstown Congregational Church) is a historic Congregational church building at 10 Main Street in the center of Goffstown, New Hampshire, United States. It is a member of the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference (CCCC).

The congregation was established in 1768, and now meets in its fourth meetinghouse. This wood-frame building, whose oldest portions probably date to 1845, was extensively restyled as a Queen Anne Victorian around 1890 to a design by Manchester architect William M. Butterfield.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

Architecture and building history

The Goffstown Congregational Church is located in the village center of Goffstown, at the southwest corner of Main and Church Streets. The church is a single-story wood frame structure, with a gabled roof and an exterior finished in wooden clapboards and decorative wooden shingles. It presents a gabled facade to Main Street, with a tower on the left side, rising two stories to a gabled roof with dormers and a steeple. Entrances are found in the base of the tower, and at the right side of the main block, sheltered by hoods with Stick style woodwork. A third entrance is set in the parish hall, which extends to the left at the back of the main sanctuary.[2]

The congregation was founded in 1768, and first met in a meeting house in the village of Grasmere. Its second meeting house was built in 1816, and was located on South Mast Street. The present building's construction history begins in 1845, when a Greek Revival structure was built. It was enlarged in 1869, and in 1882 the gallery was removed and new windows installed. In 1890, the congregation retained Manchester architect William Butterfield to significantly redesign the building, resulting in its present appearance. Few traces remain of its previous Greek Revival appearance, and only minor changes have been made since then to its exterior.[2]

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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. 1 2 3 "NRHP nomination for Goffstown Congregational Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
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