Walpole Meetinghouse (1772), Bristol, Maine (GPS location N43° 59′ 5″, W69° 32′ 29″)
Built in 1772, the meetinghouse at Walpole, Maine is nearly identical to the one in Sandown, NH,
which was built a year or so later.
Even the arrangement of the pews is identical.
I am always amazed that in the 18th century, in a time
of difficult travel or communication even between near-by towns,
the meetinghouses of communities all across New England were so similar.
One difference with Walpole, however, is that the Walpole meetinghouse is clad in shingles (painted white)
instead of the quintessential New England clapboards.
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