Cornish Meetinghouse
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Built in 1803 as the First Baptist Church in the geographic center of town, the Cornish Meetinghouse was moved to the more populated mill and mercantile village of Cornish Flat in 1818. After its move, the belfry was added. Charlestown clockmaker Stephen Hasham's hand wound clock, installed in 1845, still keeps time and strikes the bell that was replaced in 1872.
In 1883 the belfry was enclosed and a patterned slate roof was added. The building's exterior reflects architectural details from the Federal, Greek Revival and Queen Anne periods.
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