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416: 249:-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof, clapboarded exterior, and granite foundation. Its main facade has a pair of symmetrically placed entrances, with three windows above. The central window is a stained glass window with a floral motif including a cross and crown. The interior has two small vestibules at the rear, one of which includes a narrow stair up to a choir gallery. The main chamber is relatively unadorned, with pine floors and wainscoting, and is illuminated by electric fixtures, although original kerosene sconces and chandeliers are still present. 65: 90: 51: 97: 72: 252:
The church was built about 1840, and was named for Gilmanton's first minister, Isaac Smith. He preached at the town's first meeting house, which was also located on this site. The present structure is said to contain structural members used in the construction of the original building. Rarely used
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for civic functions, its religious use declined in the late 19th century, and its maintenance was taken over in 1898 by the Old Smith Meeting House Improvement Society.
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The Smith Meeting House is located in a rural setting near the geographic center of Gilmanton, just south of the junction of Meeting House and Governor Roads. It is a
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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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is a historic church at the junction of Meeting House and Governor Roads in
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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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Smith Meeting House is located in New Hampshire
Smith Meeting House is located in the United States
Gilmanton, New Hampshire
43°24′57″N 71°21′48″W / 43.41583°N 71.36333°W / 43.41583; -71.36333
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Gilmanton, New Hampshire
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places listings in Belknap County, New Hampshire


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


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National Register of Historic Places
Belknap County, New Hampshire
Historic districts
Centre Harbor Village Historic District
Lochmere Archeological District
Monument Square Historic District
New Hampshire Veterans' Association Historic District
Sanbornton Square Historic District
Tilton Downtown Historic District

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