The Enfield Town Meetinghouse is a historic Greek Revival style meeting house located on Enfield Street at South Road in Enfield, Connecticut. Completed in 1775 and moved and restyled in 1848, it hosted the municipal government until the 1920s. Now managed by the local historical society as a museum, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
The Enfield Town Meetinghouse occupies a prominent location in the historic town center of Enfield, on the west side of Enfield Street (United States Route 5) just north of its junction with South Street, and across the street from the fourth building used by the Enfield Congregational Church. It is a two-story wood frame structure, with a front-facing gabled roof, and clapboarded exterior. It is set on a brick foundation. The front facade is its most distinguished feature, resembling a Greek temple portico with four fluted Ionic columns supporting an entablature and fully pedimented gable. There are three entrances, the outer two identical single-leaf doorways topped by transom windows and framed by Greek Revival pilasters and corniced entablature. The center entrance is a double-leaf entry with similar surround but no transom.[2]
The meetinghouse was built in 1773-74 by a local builder named Isaac Kirby, and was based on a similar building in East Windsor. Originally located across the street, it was moved to its present location in 1848, at which time its Greek Revival features were also added. It served as the community's town hall and principal meeting place until the 1920s,[2] after which it served as a community meeting space, hosting dances, parties, and other events. It is now maintained by the local historical society as a museum.
^ ab"NRHP nomination for Enfield Town Meetinghouse". National Park Service. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
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Enfield Historical Society - Old Town Hall Museum
January 01, 1970
enfield, town, meetinghouse, historic, greek, revival, style, meeting, house, located, enfield, street, south, road, enfield, connecticut, completed, 1775, moved, restyled, 1848, hosted, municipal, government, until, 1920s, managed, local, historical, society,. The Enfield Town Meetinghouse is a historic Greek Revival style meeting house located on Enfield Street at South Road in Enfield Connecticut Completed in 1775 and moved and restyled in 1848 it hosted the municipal government until the 1920s Now managed by the local historical society as a museum it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 1 Enfield Town MeetinghouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtContributing propertyShow map of ConnecticutShow map of the United StatesLocationEnfield St at South Rd Enfield ConnecticutCoordinates41 58 37 N 72 35 33 W 41 97694 N 72 59250 W 41 97694 72 59250Arealess than 10 acres 4 0 ha Built1773 1773 Architectural styleGreek RevivalPart ofEnfield Historic District ID79002664 NRHP reference No 74002050 1 Significant datesAdded to NRHPSeptember 10 1974Designated CPAugust 10 1979 Contents 1 Description and history 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDescription and history editThe Enfield Town Meetinghouse occupies a prominent location in the historic town center of Enfield on the west side of Enfield Street United States Route 5 just north of its junction with South Street and across the street from the fourth building used by the Enfield Congregational Church It is a two story wood frame structure with a front facing gabled roof and clapboarded exterior It is set on a brick foundation The front facade is its most distinguished feature resembling a Greek temple portico with four fluted Ionic columns supporting an entablature and fully pedimented gable There are three entrances the outer two identical single leaf doorways topped by transom windows and framed by Greek Revival pilasters and corniced entablature The center entrance is a double leaf entry with similar surround but no transom 2 The meetinghouse was built in 1773 74 by a local builder named Isaac Kirby and was based on a similar building in East Windsor Originally located across the street it was moved to its present location in 1848 at which time its Greek Revival features were also added It served as the community s town hall and principal meeting place until the 1920s 2 after which it served as a community meeting space hosting dances parties and other events It is now maintained by the local historical society as a museum See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford County ConnecticutReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 a b NRHP nomination for Enfield Town Meetinghouse National Park Service Retrieved June 2 2017 External links editEnfield Historical Society Old Town Hall Museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Enfield Town Meetinghouse amp oldid 1168965948, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
