The Rockingham Meeting House, Constructed 1787-1801, a National Historic Landmark, Rockingham, Vermont
Lynch M and Fowler A. 2015. The Rockingham Meeting House, Constructed 1787-1801, a National Historic Landmark, Rockingham, Vermont. Rockingham Historic Preservation Commission, Town of Rockingham, Vermont; Vermont Division for Historic Preservation. Rockingham, Vermont
From introduction: "The Rockingham Meeting House is the oldest public building in Vermont that still exists in a condition close to its original state. The Meeting House was built between 1787 and 1801 to serve the needs of religious services and civic events in the town of Rockingham, whose first focus of settlement had been in the village immediately surrounding it. The town expected to expand rapidly and planned a meeting house large enough to meet its needs. As time went on, settlement in the town shifted to Bellows Falls and Saxtons River, while the village of Rockingham remained small and rural. The Congregational church which used the Meeting House for its services survived only until 1839, and annual Town Meetings continued to be held here until 1869." Funding for this project was provided in part through a 2015 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Town of Rockingham (project number VT-15-006) administered by the Vermont State Historic Preservation Office (grant number P15AF00190) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Funding provided for the reprinting of this brochure. Rockingham, Vermont is a Certified Local Government.
- Type
- Brochure
- Authors
- Lynch, Mary; Fowler, Alan
- Date of Issue
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rockingham Historic Preservation Commission, Town of Rockingham, Vermont; Vermont Division for Historic Preservation
- Units
- HPF
- Keywords
- Brochures; Interpretive Materials