First Congregational Church and Parsonage (Kittery, Maine)
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First Congregational Church and Parsonage in Kittery, Maine
is a historic district
consisting of a church, parsonage, and cemetery. The congregation was officially organized in 1714 (although regular preaching had occurred in Kittery since 1696), and current church building and parsonage were constructed in 1729 and 1733, respectively, with the support of merchant William Pepperrell, Sr., the father of French and Indian War hero, William Pepperrell
, also an active member of the congregation. The buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1978; the boundary of the NRHP-listing was increased to include the cemetery in 1997.
Kittery, Maine
Kittery is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 9,543 at the 2000 census. Home to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Seavey's Island, Kittery includes Badger's Island, the seaside district of Kittery Point, and part of the Isles of Shoals...
is a historic district
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
consisting of a church, parsonage, and cemetery. The congregation was officially organized in 1714 (although regular preaching had occurred in Kittery since 1696), and current church building and parsonage were constructed in 1729 and 1733, respectively, with the support of merchant William Pepperrell, Sr., the father of French and Indian War hero, William Pepperrell
William Pepperrell
Sir William Pepperrell, 1st Baronet was a merchant and soldier in Colonial Massachusetts. He is widely remembered for organizing, financing, and leading the 1745 expedition that captured the French garrison at Fortress Louisbourg during King George's War...
, also an active member of the congregation. The buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1978; the boundary of the NRHP-listing was increased to include the cemetery in 1997.