Mount Caesar Historic District
- Address: 620, 623, 628 and 679 Old Homestead Hwy
The First Congregational Church of Swanzey is a 19th century religious meetinghouse in Swanzey, New Hampshire, United States of America. - AsNotedIn
The First Congregational Church of Swanzey is a 19th century religious meetinghouse in Swanzey, New Hampshire, United States of America. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1765/00/00 | Begun before 1755, the first church building (lost) is completed in time for a hurricane to spin it 90 degrees. The site of this first meetinghouse is marked by a granite monument on Mount Caesar, old "Meetinghouse Hill". | |||||
| 1796/00/00 | 620 Old Homestead Hwy: The 2nd meetinghouse is built by the town. As a public building it is used for town meetings and services by both Congregationalists and Universalists. About 1850, the building was reduced to a single story and is now the town hall. | |||||
| 1804/01/12 | Thomas Trowbridge | Died | Thomas Trowbridge dies at age 69 in Swanzey, New Hampshire. Mr Trowbridge is buried at Mount Caesar Cemetery, 633 Old Homestead Hwy, Swanzey, NH. | |||
| 1836/00/00 | Virgil Woodcock | Architect | 679 Old Homestead Hwy: The current First Congregational Church, Brick Meetinghouse, is built by Virgil Woodcock for a price of $2,000 with a slate roof, steeple, belfry and bell. Horse sheds were erected on the site of the current Friendship Hall. | |||
| 1843/00/00 | Zadoc Lovell Taft | Carpenter | 628 Old Homestead Hwy is built in Swanzey, NH. now the Mt Caesar Union Library, it was renovated in 2024. |
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
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| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
| Golden Rod Grange No 114 |
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| Particulars for Mount Caesar Historic District: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Structure | Belfry, Campanile |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Funerary | Cemetery |
| Building Type | Church |
| Historic Use | City or Town Hall |
| Architectural Style | Federal Style |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Area of Significance | Religion |
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