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First Free Will Baptist Church in Meredith

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appearance. The ell, which originally served as a vestry, was added in either 1890 or 1909. The building served as a church until 1946, and was purchased by the newly formed Meredith Historical Society in 1950, which adapted it for use as a museum. Exhibits include early tools and farming artifacts.
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congregation in Meredith's Oak Hill section first met in 1800. Within two years it had grown to 134 people, including some from adjacent towns. Since the congregation's early records have not survived, the exact construction date of this building is unknown. Its existence is suggested in a lease of
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The First Free Will Baptist Church in Meredith is located in a rural setting of central Meredith, on the east side of Winona Road about .6 miles (0.97 km) north of its junction with
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the land dated 1802. Its present appearance appears to be almost entirely due to later alterations, primarily those in 1848 giving the main block its present
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Belknap County, New Hampshire
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Belknap County, New Hampshire
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National Register of Historic Places in Belknap County, New Hampshire
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Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
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New Hampshire Veterans' Association Historic District
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List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire
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First Free Will Baptist Church in Meredith is located in New Hampshire
First Free Will Baptist Church in Meredith is located in the United States
Meredith, New Hampshire
43°38′48″N 71°32′15″W / 43.64667°N 71.53750°W / 43.64667; -71.53750
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Meredith, New Hampshire
National Register of Historic Places
New Hampshire Route 104
Free Will Baptist
Greek Revival
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places listings in Belknap County, New Hampshire



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National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service



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