| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1805/00/00 | Church on the Hill is built as the town's meetinghouse by architect and builder Benjamin D Goodrich of Richmond, based on designs by Asher Benjamin and Charles Bulfinch. Its total cost was $6,619.00 including furnishings. | Practical House Carpenter | ||||
| 1806/01/01 | Eldad Lewis | Faith | Church on the Hill is dedicated. Dr Eldad Lewis wrote a hymn for the occasion. | |||
| 1831/00/00 | Judge William Walker | Died | William Walker dies at age 80 and is buried at the Church on the Hill. | |||
| 1885/00/00 | During his boyhood, James Barnes, an editor of Edith Wharton at Appleton and Co, narrowly avoids hitting an ox cart while sledding down Courthouse Hill with Lightning Clifford. The dangerous part is that a 3rd of the hill is not visible from the top. | Ethan Frome (book) | ||||
| 1904/03/00 | Kate Spencer | Life | Winter 1903-1904 is the coldest in 35 years, the snow never melted. The typical coaster could start at the Church on the Hill and fly down Courthouse Hill on Old Stockbridge Road at 50 mph. |
| Particulars for Church on the Hill: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Architectural Style | Federal Style |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Criteria | Person |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Owner | Private |
| Area of Significance | Religion |
| Historic Use | Religious Property |
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