Trinity Church is a historic church in Holderness, New Hampshire

Holderness, New Hampshire

Holderness is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,108 at the 2010 census. An agricultural and resort area, Holderness is home to the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center and is located on Squam Lake...

, near the town of Plymouth

Plymouth, New Hampshire

Plymouth is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States, in the White Mountains Region. Plymouth is located at the convergence of the Pemigewasset and Baker rivers. The population was 6,990 at the 2010 census...

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It was built in 1797 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Built by Samuel Livermore, the church remained in his family until June 1854, when Arthur Livermore Jr. deeded it along with the adjoining burying ground to the Churchyard Cemetery Association for one dollar. The association has owned and maintained it ever since. Holderness School

Holderness School

The Holderness School is a private, coeducational college-preparatory school in Holderness, near Plymouth, New Hampshire in the United States. The student body of 275 is drawn from 22 U.S. states and 14 foreign countries. While Holderness operates primarily as a boarding school, it also enrolls 50...

opened with a sermon in Trinity Church on September 11, 1879, and it served as the school’s chapel until 1884. The school still holds annual services here.