Evolution Of New England Church Architecture: Photos

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Old Ship Meetinghouse, Hingham, Mass., 1681. Note Hip Roof, centered cupola. Type 1.

Cupola, Spire of Old ship. Note balcony, fish-shaped weathervane.

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First Church of Christ, 1761. Wethersfield, CT. Note projected tower, doors on three sides of tower.

Interior of Wethersfield. Centered pulpit, forty paned windows.

, Wethersfield interior. Note slender pillars, Boxpews on sides, three sided gallery, flat ceiling.

Killingworth, CT, 1820. Type 3. Note three doers, largest in center, three windowsabove, forty panes, two-stage belfry, no po=h.

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Interior, pulpit, Killingworth. Simple decor.

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Interior, pulpit, Old North Christ Church in Boston, 1723. Simple. Off center pulpit, some box pews on sides.

Christ Chu=h, Boston, 1723. Projected Tower, High Steeple mirrors Wethersfield, CT and Newport, RI Trinity

Episc., 1726. Note a=hed

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Park Street Chu=h, Boston, 1809, Type 3. Note Palladian Window,pillars.

Park Street Tower, projected partly. Note a=hed windows, Three staged steeple, reaching spire.

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Old Lyme, CI, 1817. Type 3. Recessed Steeple, columned portico, three doors, porch.

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Very Ornate, intricate carving, note gold leaf patterns. curved pulpit wall.

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Madison, CI, Type 4. Heavy columns, twostage belfry, large po=h.

Old Lyme interior. Note heavy columns on sides and center. Cross likely added later.

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