Barrington in Strafford County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)
Canaan Chapel
Built c.1881
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 2, 2024
1. Canaan Chapel Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.
Location. 43° 12.26′ N, 71° 6.12′ W. Marker is in Barrington, New Hampshire, in Strafford County. It is at the intersection of Franklin Pierce Highway (U.S. 202) and Back Canaan Road, on the right when traveling west on Franklin Pierce Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1907 Franklin Pierce Hwy, Barrington NH 03825, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on New Hampshire’s Seacoast. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Strafford Union Academy / Austin-Cate Academy (approx. 4.8 miles away); The Balch Household Graves (approx. 5 miles away); LaFayette's Tour (approx. 5.1 miles away); Northwood NH WWII Honor Roll (approx. 5.2 miles away); Northwood NH War Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away); Northwood NH WWI Honor Roll (approx. 5.2 miles away); Northwood Parade 1775 (approx. 5.2 miles away); The Two-Mile Streak (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barrington.
Regarding Canaan Chapel.
this page online
The Canaan Chapel is one of a small but distinctive group of meeting houses built for a number of associated Free Will Baptist churches in southeastern New Hampshire. The religion with which these structures are associated was a native sect founded in nearby New Durham, N.H. about 1780. The Free Will Baptist movement exerted a powerful influence in the country towns of the region during the nineteenth century. Similarly, the buildings associated with the Free Will Baptists generally of simple design that reflect the limited funds available to the rural congregations contribute an important element to the architectural heritage of southeastern New Hampshire. The Canaan Chapel shares the aesthetic which governs most Free Will Baptist architecture in the area. It is a simple building which, despite its late date of 1881, continues to utilize the plain Greek Revival style that had characterized most Free Will Baptist buildings since the 1830s.
Also see . . .
1. Canaan Chapel (PDF). National Register nomination for the church, which was listed in 1982. (Prepared by Ralph Boodey and Alice Boodey Downing, of Canaan Chapel Association; via National Park Service) (Submitted on November 14, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 2, 2024
2. Canaan Chapel Marker
2. Phenomenal Growth in New England. On June 30, 1780, Benjamin Randall founded the first Free Will Baptist church in New England, located in New Durham, New Hampshire. (William F. Davidson, Free Will Baptist Historical Commission) (Submitted on November 14, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 233 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 14, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
