Old Trunk Meeting House, South Halifax, Massachusetts
Old Trunk Meeting House (Halifax, Mass.)
Halifax (Mass.) -- History
The "Trunk Meeting House" stood on the corner of Wood, Fuller and Cedar Streets. It was built in 1821, burned down on July 3, 1913.
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Congregational Church and original Meeting House, Halifax, Massachusetts
Halifax Congregational Church (Halifax, Mass.)
Town Hall (Halifax, Mass.)
Soldiers' Monument (Halifax, Mass.)
Church and original Meeting House, prior to 1906. At the time this was considered the center of town. The Civil War Monument and the Halifax Town Hall (original Meeting House) can be seen from the intersection of Plymouth Street and South Street.
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Town Center, Halifax, Massachusetts
Halifax Congregational Church (Halifax, Mass.)
Town Hall (Halifax, Mass.)
Soldiers' Monument (Halifax, Mass.)
Halifax Congregational Church and the "new" Town Hall with carriage sheds in back, wrought iron fence around Civil War Monument. The new Town Hall was built in 1907 near the site of the First Meeting House.
1907?
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The Trunk Meeting House, South Halifax, Massachusetts
Trunk Meeting House (Halifax, Mass.)
Trunk Meeting House (1853-1913) The Trunk Meeting House got its name from the ceiling that "rounded like the lid on an old-fashioned steamer trunk." The church was located in South Halifax on the corner of Fuller, Wood and Cedar Streets and burned down on July 3, 1913. It had been deserted for several years and was in bad need of repair. The bell is now in the possession of the Historical Society.
1853-1913
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