National Register of Historic Places

Chestnut Hill Meetinghouse

Millville, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Listed
November 13, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84000434

About this property

The Chestnut Hill Meetinghouse (also known as South Parish Meeting House) is an historic meeting house at the corner of Chestnut and Thayer Streets in Millville, Massachusetts. The 2+1⁄2-story wood frame meetinghouse was built in 1769. It is very plainly decorated, with only its door surrounds of architectural interest. They consist of pilasters flanking the door, which is topped by a full triangular pediment. The interior consists of a large meeting chamber, in which stand 26 box pews. The building served as the meeting place of South Parish into the nineteenth century, and is one of a small number of surviving 18th-century meetinghouses whose main entrance is on the long side of the building. It is purported to be the first place of worship that the first utterance for the independence of this country was announced publicly. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Location

Millville, Worcester County, Massachusetts
42.04098, -71.58233

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When was Chestnut Hill Meetinghouse listed on the National Register?

Chestnut Hill Meetinghouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Chestnut Hill Meetinghouse?

Chestnut Hill Meetinghouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Chestnut Hill Meetinghouse?

The period of significance for Chestnut Hill Meetinghouse is recorded as the industrial era.

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