Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1732/00/00 | Rev Arthur Browne | Vocation | The wooden Queen's Chapel is erected and Reverend Arthur Browne becomes the first Rector. | |||
1770/10/14 | Benning Wentworth | Died | Benning Wentworth dies in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He is buried in a vault in Queen's Chapel. | |||
1773/06/10 | Rev Arthur Browne | Died | Rev Arthur Browne dies on 10 June 1773. He was buried under the western entrance of Queen's Chapel. | |||
1789/11/01 | Wishing not to show favor with one religion, Washington attends two church services, one at the North Church and another at Queen's Chapel (his chair may have survived). | United States of America's First Presidential Tour | ||||
1806/12/24 | Fire destroys the original wooden Queen's Chapel and most of its contents. | |||||
1807/06/24 | Alexander Parris | Architect | Cornerstone is laid at St John's Church, first brick church built in New Hampshire. | Practical House Carpenter |
Particulars for St John's Church: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Area of Significance | Art |
Sight Category | Building |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Religious Property |
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