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WEST PARISH MEETINGHOUSE
West Barnstable, Massachusetts
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THE WEST PARISH MEETINGHOUSE
West Barnstable, Massachusetts
Erected 1717; Remodelled 1852; Restored 1953
The Meetinghouse is the oldest Congregational
Church Building in the United States. The West
Parish Congregational Church, gathered in Lon-
don in 1616, claims the longest continous
history of any Church of that order. Also used
for Barnstable Town Meetings for more than
a hundred years.