Rockingham Meeting House

Infobox_nrhp | name =Rockingham Meetinghouse
nrhp_type =nhl


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location= Off VT 103, Rockingham, Vermont
lat_degrees = 43
lat_minutes = 11
lat_seconds = 16
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 72
long_minutes = 29
long_seconds = 12.8
long_direction = W
locmapin = Vermont
area =4.4 acres
built =1787-1801
architect= General John Fuller
architecture= No Style Listed
designated= May 16, 2000cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=959361125&ResourceType=Building
title=Rockingham Meetinghouse |accessdate=2008-02-19|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = September 10, 1979cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Town of Rockingham
refnum=79000232The Rockingham Meeting House, also known as Old North Meeting House and First Church in Rockingham, is am historic building in Rockingham, Vermont. It was originally used for both Congregational church meetings as well as civic and governmental meetings. Church services ceased in 1819 but town meetings continued to be held in it until 1869. After being unused for many years, it was restored by the town in 1907. It is available today for weddings and other events under rules established by the town. [ [http://www.rockbf.org/vertical/Sites/%7B6B964307-B78B-4D8D-8C7F-8D587328F0EB%7D/uploads/%7B9072ABAD-6CB9-43F0-A75F-18CFA17B8EEA%7D.PDF The Rockingham Meeting House brochure] ]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2000.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/79000232.pdf National Historic Landmark Nomination: Rockingham Meetinghouse] |32 KB|date=January 21, 2000 |author=Richard Ewald, Curtis Johnson, Carolyn Pitts and Patty Henry |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/79000232.pdf "Accompanying ten photos, exterior and interior, from 1999"] |32 KB]

It is located on Old North Meeting House Road, or Meeting House Road, in Rockingham.

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