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Winterport Congregational Church

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somewhat monumental setting. The building is a modest rectangular single-story wood frame structure, with a gabled roof and granite foundation. The front facade is finished in flushboarding, while the other sides are finished in wooden clapboards. The building corners have pilasters with lancet-arched panels. The front facade has a central Gothic lancet-arched window, flanked by entrances with similar lancet-arch features. A tower rises above the roof gable, with a square base topped by a second section that houses a clock and belfry. Above this rises an octagonal steeple, with pinnaces at the corners of its base.
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the denominations, the building was soon given over to the Congregationalists. The clock was added in 1860, and the interior underwent remodeling at that time. The church has seen only minor changes and repairs since then. Since 1976 it has been owned and maintained by a local non-profit organization.
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In 1820, five different religious congregations united to organize construction of a church building in Winterport. This building was completed in 1831 as the culmination of this effort. It was designed and built by Calvin Ryder, a prominent local builder and designer. Due to squabbling between
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The Winterport Congregational Church is located in Winterport's village center, on the west side of Main Street just south of its junction with Elm Street. It is set well back from the street (its parking area is located off Elm Street), with a tree-lined series of stepped terraces giving it a
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
Winterport Congregational Church is located in Maine
Winterport Congregational Church is located in the United States
Winterport, Maine
44°38′9″N 68°50′49″W / 44.63583°N 68.84694°W / 44.63583; -68.84694
Gothic Revival
Winterport Historic District
ID75000112
73000151
U.S. Route 1A
Winterport, Maine
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places listings in Waldo County, Maine


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National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service


"NRHP nomination for Winterport Congregational Church"
Winterport Union Meeting House web page
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