The Harpswell Meetinghouse, located on State Route 123, is a two-story building with a side-gabled roof and numerous multi-paned windows. Sheathed in clapboard siding, the structure is rectangular, but nearly square, with an exterior stair-hall. Building began in the late 1750s but was not completed until the mid-1770s. Elisha Eaton, the son of the first meeting house parish pastor of the same name, was likely the original builder. After his death in 1764, the elder Eaton's son Samuel took over duties as pastor. Like most New England meeting houses, the interior has a pulpit facing a three-sided multi-storied gallery. Little has been altered since its construction. The meeting house is an excellent example of eighteenth-century architecture. It served the community as a church and meeting hall from 1757 to 1844. The town took ownership of it in 1856 and it has been used as a town meeting place since that time.
Year Listed: 1968
National Historic Landmark Designation: 1968
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