Union Episcopal Church (Claremont, New Hampshire)

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Location133 Old Church Road
Claremont, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°23′02″N72°22′17″W / 43.38389°N 72.37139°W / 43.38389; -72.37139 Coordinates: 43°23′02″N72°22′17″W / 43.38389°N 72.37139°W / 43.38389; -72.37139
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1773
ArchitectRice, Ebenezer
NRHP reference No. 80000318 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 1, 1980

Union Episcopal Church, also known as the English Church, is a historic church located on Old Church Road in Claremont, New Hampshire, in the United States. Built in 1773, it is the oldest surviving Episcopal church building in New Hampshire and is also the state's oldest surviving building built exclusively for religious purposes. [2] It is still an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire. On February 1, 1980, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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Early history

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Engraving published in 1885

The parish was organized in 1771 and chartered by the New Hampshire legislature in 1794 as Union Church Parish. At that time local Episcopalians and Congregationalists were considering uniting to hire one minister to serve both groups, but this never happened. The next year the Rev. Daniel Barber, who had once been a Congregational minister, became Union's rector. [2] His son, the Rev. Virgil Barber, also became an Episcopal priest, but left the church in 1816 to become a Jesuit priest and to later found St. Mary's Parish in Claremont, the first Roman Catholic church in New Hampshire. [3]

When the church was built, it did not originally have a tower, and was a relatively modest structure despite its massive roof framing timbers. The tower was added in 1801, and the building was lengthened by some 25 feet (7.6 m) in 1820, at which time a pulpit and reading desk were added. These interior additions were removed in 1850 and replaced by the present altar configuration. The property also includes a relatively rare set of period horse sheds. [4]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System  (#80000318)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Union Episcopal Church (English Church)
  3. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: New Hampshire
  4. "NRHP nomination for English Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-06-28.