Timeline

 

1739- Ten acres set aside for Meeting House lot, burying place and training field.

1741- Contract was made with Thomas and John Dick to build the Meeting house.  

1743- 3 galleries, framed stairs, floor, open seating  

1743- Pulpit authorized by town meeting on May 26; it was built for 84 pounds  

1743-April 19th the first town meeting held  

1746-public school held in the meeting house  

1766- Pews built they were box pews which held 2 families each  

 1769-roof shingled   

1794-installed pulpit window  

1794-interior was painted light gray  

 1799- First horse sheds built  

1818- porch was added for more seating

1830- a stove was installed in the meetinghouse

1839- the meetinghouse was "moved back into the old burying ground"

1845- the meetinghouse was moved again, northward 30 feet or mor so the newly constructed church would stand out

1845- floor was built between the galleries; glass put in the windows of the galleries; and a chimney built from the upper floor to the top of the roof. In the southeast corner, a 16 x 12 ft space was finished off to serve as a hearse house. A ramp was built to the floor level     

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