Seal Harbor Congregational Church

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Seal Harbor Congregational Church
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Location ME 3, Seal Harbor, Maine
Coordinates 44°17′37″N68°14′54″W / 44.29361°N 68.24833°W / 44.29361; -68.24833 Coordinates: 44°17′37″N68°14′54″W / 44.29361°N 68.24833°W / 44.29361; -68.24833
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1902
NRHP reference No. 85000272 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 14, 1985

The former Seal Harbor Congregational Church is a historic church building on Peabody Drive (Maine State Route 3) in Seal Harbor, Maine. It was built in 1902, and is an elegant expression of the Shingle style in a seasonal church building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985; it is now vacant.

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Description and history

The former Seal Harbor Congregational Church is set on the southwest corner of Peabody Drive and Dodge Point Road. The two-story stone and wood building is set facing northeast, toward the junction. It has a gabled roof that descends to the top of the first floor, with large brackets at the sides. The high foundation is of squared quarry-faced stone, and the main floors are finished in wooden shingles, with a belt course separating the floors. The entrance, at the center of the main facade, is set back under a round stone arch that rises from the foundation, and is topped by a curved portico-like roof section. Single windows flank the entrance outside the arch. The second floor windows, a band of four windows, are sheltered by a rounded continuation of the main roof. The windows used in the building are all diamond-paned casement windows. [2]

The church was built in 1902 to provide worship services to the area's summer population; its architect was Grosvenor Atterbury. [3] The church was closed when a year-round church was built in Seal Harbor village, and was rescued from demolition by a local summer resident. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Seal Harbor Congregational Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  3. Peter Pennoyer biography of Grosvenor Atterbury