First Congregational Church of Chesterfield - Chesterfield, MA - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

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The Congregational parish in Chesterfield was organized on October 30, 1764. The first church was built in 1768. In 1791, the place where the church was located became part of Goshen, MA. The church was disassembled and moved to the present site. The present church was constructed in 1835 by Jonathan Warner using some material for the previous church.

The Greek Revival style building has a set of steps leading up to a landing in front of a shallow two story high entrance block topped with a pediment. The landing has a ramp on the west side and stairs on the right side. The entrance block has two doors and 4 by 6 pane double hung windows with black shutters above.

Rising from the pediment and the gable roof is a two stage tower. The upper stage is a belfry with rectangular louvered windows. The tower is topped by a widow's walk.

The front of the main block has 4 by 6 pane double hung windows with black shutters flanking the entrance block on the lower and upper levels. The sides of the church are five bays deep. The west side has matching windows on the upper and lower levels. The east side has nine such windows and an addition projecting from the lower level of the fifth bay.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1835 Age of Church building determined by?: Historical Society If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Congregational If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 10:30 AM Street address of Church: 404 Main Road Chesterfield, MA United States 01012 Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed

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