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Second Congregational Church (Newcastle, Maine)

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51: 255:. It is a single-story brick building with wooden trim and a gable roof. Projecting from the center of the main facade is a tower, which houses the main entrance at the base. The tower and building corners are articulated by pilasters; the tower has Gothic arched windows on the front, and rises to a wooden crenellation that surrounds an open wood-frame belfry. The belfry also has corner pilasters, and its openings are also arched in the Gothic style. The belfry is topped by corner pinnacles joined by a decorative swag-like rail. 90: 846: 65: 857: 97: 72: 735: 830: 766: 750: 740: 901: 886: 275: 825: 771: 412: 792: 694: 725: 659: 624: 699: 604: 564: 389: 664: 654: 649: 629: 745: 579: 494: 258:
The first congregation to be established in what is now Newcastle was founded in the village of Sheepscot in 1797. The second congregation was organized in 1843 to meet the needs of the growing
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The Second Congregational Church of Newcastle stands in the town center, just south of the junction of
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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in 1979. The congregation, established in 1843, is affiliated with the
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Second Congregational Church of Newcastle Facebook page
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Second Congregational Church (Newcastle, Maine) is located in Maine
Second Congregational Church (Newcastle, Maine) is located in the United States
Newcastle, Maine
44°2′4″N 69°32′15″W / 44.03444°N 69.53750°W / 44.03444; -69.53750
79000156
Newcastle, Maine
Mid Coast
Gothic Revival architecture
National Register of Historic Places
United Church of Christ
United States Route 1
Maine State Route 215
Damariscotta
Damariscotta River
National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, Maine


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


"NRHP nomination for Second Congregational Church"
National Park Service
photos from 1979
Second Congregational Church of Newcastle web site
Second Congregational Church of Newcastle Facebook page
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