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Webster Congregational Church

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The interior of the building consists of a large auditorium with gallery, and an entry vestibule with stairs on either side. The gallery is supported by turned posts that rise to an elaborate
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supported by columns topped by elliptical arches. Above the belfry is a smaller square lantern stage with louvered openings and corner
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window above the central door, and smaller round-arch windows nearly above the flanking doors. The gable end of the roof is fully
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that forms the base of the gallery's parapet. The interior is lit by a chandelier installed in 1884 and electrified in 1930.
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The tower begins with a square section that has a clock in the front face, and continues with an open
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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Bear Brook State Park Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Historic District
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styling. The main facade has three entrances, each topped by a semicircular
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windows, while the flanking doors do not. On the second level there is a
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National Register of Historic Places in Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
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19th-century United Church of Christ church buildings
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List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire
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Webster Congregational Church is located in New Hampshire
Webster Congregational Church is located in the United States
NH 127
Webster, New Hampshire
43°19′48″N 71°43′0″W / 43.33000°N 71.71667°W / 43.33000; -71.71667
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Congregational church
NH 127
Webster, New Hampshire
Federal
fanlight
soffit
sidelight
Palladian
pedimented
tympanum
belfry
pilasters
finial
entablature
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places listings in Merrimack County, New Hampshire


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