Brattleboro in Windham County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

Centre Congregational Church

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 8, 2019

1. Centre Congregational Church Marker

Inscription. This Church
has been placed on the

National Register
of Historic Places

by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1843.

Location. 42° 51.249′ N, 72° 33.52′ W. Marker is in Brattleboro, Vermont, in Windham County. Marker is on Main Street (U.S. 5) north of High Street (Vermont Route 9), on the right when traveling north. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, to the right of the main front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 193 Main Street, Brattleboro VT 05301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Memorial Tree (approx. ¼ mile away); The First Building of the Centre Congregational Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Brattleboro Veterans Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Brattleboro Civil War Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Brattleboro / Molly Stark Byway (approx. half a mile away); Estey Organ Company (approx. 0.6 miles away); Prospect Hill Soldier's Lot (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brattleboro.

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history. It was originally built in 1816 on the Common north of the village. By 1842 the church was in disrepair and too far north to be readily accessible to the congregation. It was then taken apart, moved here, and reconstructed. In 1864 the steeple blew down in a violent storm and the tower you see in the front was built to replace it. this tower contains the original town clock, also moved from the Common. In 1927 a fire partly destroyed the tower and the roof but they were rebuilt and replicated.

Also see . . . Centre Congregational Church. Church website homepage (Submitted on December 20, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Centre Congregational Church Marker<br>(<i>wide view • marker right of front entrance</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 8, 2019

2. Centre Congregational Church Marker
(wide view • marker right of front entrance)

Centre Congregational Church Plaque<br>(<i>left of front entrance</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 8, 2019

3. Centre Congregational Church Plaque
(left of front entrance)

Center Congregational Church
Established • 1816
This site • 1843

Centre Congregational Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 8, 2019

4. Centre Congregational Church

Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 10, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.