Evangelical Baptist Church (Laconia, New Hampshire)
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| Location | Veterans Square, Laconia, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates | 43°31′45″N 71°28′20″W / 43.52917°N 71.47222°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1836 |
| Architect | Davis,Arthur L. |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 85002189[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 12, 1985 |
The Evangelical Baptist Church (also known as Meredith Bridge Congregational Church or Laconia Congregational) is a historic church building on Veterans Square in Laconia, New Hampshire, United States. The 2-1/2 story wood frame church was built in 1836 for a Congregationalist congregation, replacing an older church which had burned. It underwent major exterior alterations in 1871, adding a second floor (by raising the building and building a new lower level), and a taller tower. The church was extensively damaged in 1902, when a fire in the city center set off gunpowder at a nearby hardware store. The damaged building was purchased by a Baptist congregation, and moved to its present location in 1903. The upper stages of the tower were toppled in the New England Hurricane of 1938, resulting in the construction of a new steeple and the installation of a new bell.[2] The Evangelical Baptist Church was the last congregation to occupy the building before moving to the former Our Lady of the Lakes campus in Lakeport in 2013. The building is now The Holy Grail Restaurant and Pub.[3]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
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References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Evangelical Baptist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
- ^ "Work underway to convert historic church to 'Holy Grail of the Lakes'". Laconia Daily Sun. February 20, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
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