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First Parish Church (Unitarian), Northwest corner of U.S. Route 1 & State Route 35, Kennebunk, York County, ME

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Summary

Significance: First built in 1749-30, this structure is the product of major modifications in 1803 and 1838. It was first cut in two and enlarged by moving the back section 28 feet away. In 1838 the galleries were removed and a floor added about 10 feet above the sills to improve acoustics. The most significant features of the buildings include an excellent tower and pews...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71

Survey number: HABS ME-124

Building/structure dates: 1749-1750 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1772-1800 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1803 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1838 Subsequent Work

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Date

1930 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
First Congregational Parish Unitarian
Hubbard, James
Eaton, Thomas
Paul Revere & Sons
Downing, Israel
Furbish, Joshua
E. Brown & Company
Burns, John A, project manager
Boucher, Jack E, photographer
Kingsbury, Martha, historian
Reeves, F Blair, historian
Goikan, Philip, delineator
Benninger, Christopher, delineator
Jahncke, Davis L, delineator
Dana, Sally, delineator
Lawrence, Jeanne C, historian
Alderson, Caroline R, historian
Borchers, Perry E, photographer
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Location

Kennebunk (Me.) ,  43.40067, -70.55523
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Library of Congress
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Link

http://www.loc.gov/
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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unitarian universalist churches religious services mission 66 program kennebunk me parish church first parish church unitarian northwest northwest corner state route kennebunk york york county maine caroline r alderson christopher benninger perry e borchers jack e boucher john a burns sally dana israel downing e brown and company thomas eaton first congregational parish unitarian joshua furbish philip goikan historic american buildings survey james hubbard davis l jahncke martha kingsbury jeanne c lawrence paul revere and sons f blair reeves ultra high resolution high resolution historic american engineering record historic american landscapes survey architecture american architecture church architecture building church buildings library of congress