Brick Church

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Residents of Deerfield, Massachusetts, voted in 1823, to spend $6,000 to build a new Congregational meetinghouse. It would be the fifth one built since the town was established in 1671. Unlike the other four that preceded it, this building would be used “exclusively for worship.” The Congregational Church remained the established church of Massachusetts until 1834. The architecture of Deerfield’s meetinghouse is typical for New England during this period. Its steeple and its location on a knoll made it the tallest building in town, visible for miles.

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Item typePostcard
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicReligion, Church, Meetings & Revivals
EraNational Expansion and Reform, 1816–1860
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877
Rise of Industrial America, 1878–1899
Progressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
Great Depression and World War II, 1929–1945
Counterculture, Civil Rights, and Cold War, 1946–1989
New Millennium, 1990–Present
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography; Printing
Catalog #1997.08.01.0089
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Brick Church. Photograph. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1997-08-01-0089/. Accessed on October 10, 2024.

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