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Name, City, Type of Resource

Churches Massachusetts

  Amesbury

  Rocky Hill Meetinghouse

  4 Elm Street

  Amesbury  MA  01913    

  Phone  508 227-3956

  Web Site http://www.historicnewengland.org/visit/homes/rocky.htm

  Alt Web http://www.essexheritage.org/sites/rocky_hill.shtml

  Description  New England style church from 18th century

  Type of Resource  Historic Place

  Primary Focus  Building

  Building Type  Church

  Era  1785

  Owner/Operator:  Historic New England

  New or Updated:  5/1/2007

  MA

  Boston

  Boston African American NHP

  46 Joy St

  Boston  MA  02114    

  Phone  617 742-5415

  Web Site http://www.nps.gov/boaf/

  Alt Web http://www.afroammuseum.org/

  Description  15 pre-Civil War structures of African American heritage on 1.6 mile

                    trail, including African Meeting House, oldest standing church in US

  Type of Resource   Museum

  Primary Focus  Building Collection

  Building Type   Church

  Group Identity   African American

  New or Updated: 8/1/2006

Old North Church
193 Salem Street
Boston MA   02113
Phone
Web Site  http://www.oldnorth.com/main.htm
E-mail  mailto:giftshop@oldnorth.com
Description  the church whose steeple held the lanterns that signaled Paul Revere's famous ride - still an active congregation
Type of Resource  Historic Place
Primary Focus  Garden
Building Type Church
Era  1723

  MA
  Harvard
  Harvard Historical Society
  Still River Road
  Harvard  MA  01451    
  Phone  508 456-8285
  Web Site  http://www.harvardhistory.org
  E-mail  mailto:http://harvard.ma.us/hhs.htm
  Alt Web  http://harvard.ma.us/hhs.htm
  Description  located in Still River Baptist Church
  Type of Resource  Museum
  Primary Focus  Local History
  Building Type  Church
  New or Updated:  11/03/2003

  MA
  Lancaster
  Fifth Meeting House
  725 Main Street, Town Green
  PO Box 66
  Lancaster  MA  01523    
  Phone  978 365-2427
  Web Site  http://www.firstchurchlancaster.org/
  Description  still functioning  parish dates to 1653, church to 1816, parsonage to 1785
  Type of Resource  Historic Place
  Primary Focus  Religion
  Building Type  Church
  Era      1816
  New or Updated:  11/04/2003

  MA
  Mattapoisett
  Mattapoisett Museum and Carriage House
  5 Church Street
  Mattapoisett               MA                   02739    
  Phone              508 758-2844
  Web Site      http://www.mattapoisett.net/historicalsoc.htm
  Description      local history in Christian Meeting House
  Type of Resource       Museum
  Primary Focus    Local History
  Building Type    Church
  Collection A-F      Furniture
  Collection N-Z     Tools
  Era      1820
  New or Updated:                 11/24/2003

  MA
  Northborough
  Northborough Historical Society
  50 Main Street
  PO Box 661
  Northborough        MA   01532  
  Phone   508 393-6298
  Web Site  http://users.rcn.com/sobohist/localhists/nbro.htm
  Alt Web  http://users.rcn.com/sobohist/localhists/nbro.htm
  Description  housed in Baptist Church building, local history & memorabilia
  Type of Resource   Museum
  Primary Focus  Local History
  Building Type   Church
  Collection A-F Buttons
  Collection G-M  Lighting
  Research /Reading  Archives
  Era  1860
  New or Updated:   12/13/2003

  MA
  Provincetown
  Provincetown Heritage Museum
  356 Commercial Street
  mail: Provincetown Town Hall
  Provincetown   MA  02657    
  Phone   508 487-7098
  Web Site  *****
  Alt Web  http://provincetownbanner.com/news/7/17/2003
  Description  CLOSED local history, focus on arts community & Victorian era
  Type of Resource   Museum
  Primary Focus  Local History
  Building Type   Church
  Collection A-F Furniture
  Collection N-Z  Photography
  Research /Reading  Archives
  Era  1860
  New or Updated:   1/1/2004