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with decorative molding. An entry pavilion projects from the main block, echoing its decorative features, and there is a two-stage tower with an open belfry. The two entrances are topped by Federal-style fanlights, and there is a half-eye window in the pavilion's gable. The tower's first stage has louvered openings with half-round fanlight tops, and is itself crowned by a low balustrade with urned posts. The belfry, with arched openings, is crowned by a similar but smaller balustrade, which surround a cupola and weathervane.
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Unity's town hall is located in its rural village center, on the west side of the 2nd New Hampshire Turnpike just north of Center Road. It is a single-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. It has modest Greek Revival styling, with plain cornerboards and a cornice
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The structure was built in 1831 as a church for the local Baptist congregation which was organized in 1794. Although its builder is unknown, the building's design is strongly influenced by the work of
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Unity Town Hall is located in New Hampshire
Unity Town Hall is located in the United States
Unity, New Hampshire
43°17′38″N 72°15′37″W / 43.29389°N 72.26028°W / 43.29389; -72.26028
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town hall
Unity, New Hampshire
National Register of Historic Places
Elias Carter
National Register of Historic Places listings in Sullivan County, New Hampshire


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National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service


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National Register of Historic Places
Sullivan County, New Hampshire
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Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
Salmon P. Chase Birthplace
Sullivan County map
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