Originally constructed in 1816 and remodeled in c.1825 and 1857, the Middle Intervale Meeting House is a wood-frame Greek Revival-style building. It sits at the northeast corner of the Town Common, an open area of about five acres originally set aside as a public training ground for the local militia. Sheathed in clapboards, the building is gable fronted with a square tower located just behind the gable peak. The symmetrical facade contains two entry doors, each framed by wooden pilasters supporting an entablature. Above the corner pilasters rest the horizontal cornice returns, a wide frieze, and finally the cornice. The tower has simple corner posts and is capped with a shallow hipped roof and adorned with spirelets at each corner. Originally two-stories tall with a tower and tall spire, the meeting house was built by the local Methodists and Baptists with financial assistance from the town. The original building likely had two rows of windows on the front and sides and an exterior staircase to provide access to interior balconies. Around 1825 the two rows of windows were replaced with a single row of larger windows and boxed pews were installed inside. In 1857 the Baptists assumed full control of the building and gave it its current Greek Revival-style appearance of window and door trim, corner posts, cornice returns, and the tower base. Today, the meeting house is cared for by the Middle Intervale Meeting House Society, who hosts various events at the building.
Year Listed: 1998
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