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A contributing property in the Old King's Highway Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
Historical Marker
Second Meetinghouse Site Marker
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About this site
Second Meetinghouse Site Marker is a historical marker in Barnstable, Barnstable County. It is one of 250 historical markers documented in Barnstable County, among 6,897 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.
The site sits at 41.7023, -70.3235 near Barnstable. The nearest cataloged historic site is House at 2581 Main St (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hinckley, Capt. Benjamin House, Building at 2580 Main St, and House at 2595 Main St.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
This marker at 2580 Main Street records the site of Barnstable's Second Meetinghouse, successor to the town's first Congregational meetinghouse and the center of civic and religious life in the colonial town founded in 1639. Placed in 1939, it is a contributing feature of a National Register historic district.
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House at 2581 Main St
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Building at 2580 Main St
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Hinckley, Capt. Benjamin House
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House at 2595 Main St
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House at 2604 Main St
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Hinckley, Charles H. House
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Hinckley, Dea. John House
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Loring, Elijah House
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