Congregational Church (Berlin, New Hampshire) facts for kids
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| Location | 921 Main St., Berlin, New Hampshire |
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| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1882 |
| Architectural style | Stick/Eastlake |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000282 |
| Added to NRHP | January 4, 1980 |
The Congregational Church (also called the United Church of Christ) is an old and important church building in Berlin, New Hampshire. It was built in 1882 and was the very first church building in Berlin. It's a great example of the Stick/Eastlake Victorian way of building. This building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, which means it's a special place worth protecting. The church group was part of the United Church of Christ. Today, the building is no longer a church; it's a private home.
About the Church Building
The Congregational Church is located north of downtown Berlin. You can find it on the west side of Main Street, where Maple Street meets it. It's a rectangular building made of wood, with one main floor and a steep, pointed roof.
Outside, it has wooden planks (clapboards), shingles, and special wooden decorations that show the Stick-style. There's a part that sticks out on the left side near the back. A tall, square tower rises from the front left corner. This tower has narrow windows, with arched ones on the second level. At the top, there's an open bell tower with a pyramid-shaped roof. The bell tower openings have arched wood designs.
History of the Congregation
The Congregationalist church group in Berlin first started in 1836. That year, they set up a Sunday School, and their first minister was hired the next year.
For a while, the group met in different private places, like homes or barns. Then, in 1852, the owners of the H. Winslow store let them use their upstairs hall for services. The church building you see today was built in 1882. The land for the church was given by the Berlin Mills Company. This was the first building made just for the church group in the community.
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The Congregational Church building.
