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main block, a simple rectangular wood-frame structure with wooden clapboards, was built. In 1916 an addition was made to the rear of the building, increasing its size by about 1/3, in which a stage and theatrical facilities were added. This section is particularly notable for the stage backdrop and
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Plainfield Town Hall is located in the village center of Plainfield, on the east side of NH 12A. It is a single-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. The main facade is three bays wide, with a center entrance flanked by what appear to be tall sash windows, but are
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in fact 20-light fixed sashes topped by blinds. The left window is itself flanked by high-set smaller sash windows.
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Governance of Plainfield has traditionally been divided between Plainfield Village and
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wings, which are one of only three known examples of such work decorated by the artist
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City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Sullivan County, New Hampshire
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The building was built in three phases, the first occurring in 1846, when the
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National Register of Historic Places in Sullivan County, New Hampshire
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used the stage as the set of their lyric video for the song
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Buildings and structures in Sullivan County, New Hampshire
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Springfield Town Hall and Howard Memorial Methodist Church
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Entries in italics have been removed from the register.
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List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire
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Plainfield Town Hall is located in New Hampshire
Plainfield Town Hall is located in the United States
NH 12A
Plainfield, New Hampshire
43°32′8″N 72°21′17″W / 43.53556°N 72.35472°W / 43.53556; -72.35472
Greek Revival
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town halls
Plainfield, New Hampshire
New Hampshire Route 12A
Maxfield Parrish
National Register of Historic Places

Greek Revival
Maxfield Parrish
Cornish Art Colony
Meriden
a second 19th-century town hall
Okkervil River
"It Was My Season
National Register of Historic Places listings in Sullivan County, New Hampshire


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service

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