East Montpelier in Washington County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

The Old Meeting House

Photographed by Dennis Gilkenson, April 29, 2025

1. The Old Meeting House Marker

Inscription.
In 1822, after years of meeting in a grove and a nearby barn, Montpelier’s first Methodists leased this site from Gen. Parley Davis, part of a parcel he had set aside from his farm in 1796 for a town common. Lovel Kelton of Calais raised the frame for the Federal-style building, which was completed in 1825. The meetinghouse was also used for town meetings by Montpelier until 1848, when Montpelier village became a separate town. East Montpelier held meetings here until a town hall was built in 1890. After dwindling membership led the Methodists to give up the church in 1872, an informal association of neighbors maintained the building and sponsored occasional religious services. Regular use as a house of worship resumed in 1966.

Erected 2023 by Vermont Division for Historical Preservation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1822.

Location. 44° 17.007′ N, 72° 31.599′ W. Marker is in East Montpelier, Vermont, in Washington County. It is on Center Road west of Brazier Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1620 Center Road, Montpelier VT 05602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Vermont’s Green Mountains.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Montpelier Recreation Field (approx. 2.3 miles away); Senator William Upham (approx. 2.7 miles away); Site of the Caldwell House (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Arthur Tandy (approx. 3 miles away); Lafayette’s Tour / Le Tour De Lafayette (approx. 3 miles away); Vermont Equality For Same-Sex Couples (approx. 3 miles away); Clara Barton (approx. 3 miles away); Steel Krupp Gun (approx. 3 miles away).

Also see . . . The Old Meeting House. (Submitted on May 11, 2025, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Wide View of The Old Meeting House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dennis Gilkenson, April 29, 2025

2. Wide View of The Old Meeting House Marker

The Old Meeting House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dennis Gilkenson, April 29, 2025

3. The Old Meeting House

Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2025, by Dennis Gilkenson of Saxtons River, Vermont. This page has been viewed 123 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 7, 2025, by Dennis Gilkenson of Saxtons River, Vermont. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.