Congregational Church of South Dennis is a historic building located at 234 Main St in Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Built in 1835 in the Gothic Revival style, designed by Edwin Blashfield. It is part of a local historic district.
Congregational Church of South Dennis
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Congregational Church of South Dennis is a landmark in Dennis, Barnstable County. It is one of 6,558 landmarks documented in Barnstable County, among 6,897 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.
The site sits at 41.6761, -70.1562 near Dennis. The nearest cataloged historic site is Nickerson, John House (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include South Dennis Congregational Church Cemetery, Nickerson, John House, and Nickerson, Isaiah Jr. House.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Known locally as the Sea Captain's Church, this 1835 building went up for $3,700 on the site of the 1795 Bass River Meeting House, and its walls carry tablets naming 106 sea captains who belonged to the congregation. Its greatest treasure is a pipe organ built in London in 1762 by the Swiss maker John Snetzler — reputed to be the oldest organ in the country still in regular use, and one of only two surviving Snetzlers imported to America before the Revolution. A Sandwich glass chandelier and original box pews survive inside.
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