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Smithfield Friends Meetinghouse, Woonsocket, Rhode Island

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Founded in 1719, the Smithfield Friends Meeting is the oldest continuously running religious organization in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Its current wood-frame, clapboard meetinghouse with Greek Revival features was completed in 1881, replacing the original structure that was destroyed by fire. Within the two-story principal meeting room, a late nineteenth century brass chandelier hangs from the ceiling. Simple and elegant in design, the lectern and straight-backed pews are painted white with stained trim. In 1982, the Smithfield Friends Meetinghouse, Parsonage & Cemetery were included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Filed Under: Rhode Island Tagged With: Greek Revival, Meetinghouse, Quaker

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Newcastle, Maine

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Dedicated in 1883, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church is the first example of a cottage Gothic Revival style church in the United States. Designed by architect Henry Vaughan, the wood framed building is protected by a wooden shingle gabled roof and its exterior walls finished with half-timbered stucco, reminiscent of 15th century English architecture. The intricate stencil work found throughout the sanctuary, which was devised by Henry Vaughan and lovingly completed by his own hand, adorns the interior’s color scheme of primarily olive green and maroon and complements the fine stained woodwork throughout. The kneeling cushions, made by members and friends of the parish, and the numerous memorial plaques given in memory of many of its founders contribute to the sanctuary’s beauty. Tender details such as these found throughout St. Andrew’s reflect in-part the church’s mission to be a “Christ-centered, worshipping community of mutual concern and outreach, vivified by the breath of God, and living lives of gratitude and forgiveness.”

Filed Under: Maine Tagged With: Church, Episcopal, Greek Revival

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