Third Meetinghouse, Mattapoisett

Name: Third Meetinghouse
Address: Mattapoisett, United States

#3 among attractions in Mattapoisett

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The Third Meetinghouse is an historic church, community meeting house and Grange Hall at 1 Fairhaven Road in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. Built in 1816, it is the town's oldest surviving public building, and the one in which the meeting leading to its separation from Rochester took place. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. ()

Built: 1816 (208 years ago)Coordinates: 41°39'43"N, 70°49'9"W

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Mattapoisett United States

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Third Meetinghouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ned Point Light, Reservation Golf Club, Fort Phoenix, Palmer Island Light.

1.4 miSE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Ned Point Light, Mattapoisett
37 min walk • Ned Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Ned's Point Road in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. The lighthouse was built in 1838 at a cost of approximately $5,000, and named after Ned Dexter, a local farmer.
0.6 miSW
41°39'23"N • 70°49'37"W
Reservation Golf Club, Mattapoisett
15 min walk • Golf
5 miSW
State park, Beach, Outdoor activities
Fort Phoenix, New Bedford
128 min walk • Fort Phoenix is a former American Revolutionary War-era fort located at the entrance to the Fairhaven-New Bedford harbor, south of U.S. 6 in Fort Phoenix Park in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. The fort was originally built in 1775 without a name, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
5.2 miSW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Palmer Island Light, New Bedford
134 min walk • Palmer Island Light Station is a historic lighthouse in New Bedford Harbor in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. The lighthouse was built in 1849 out of stone rubble.
4.7 miSW
Church, Architecture, Sacred and religious sites
Unitarian Memorial Church, New Bedford
121 min walk • Unitarian Memorial Church is a historic church on 102 Green Street in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, home to the Unitarian Universalist Society of Fairhaven.
1.2 miSE
41°39'13"N • 70°47'54"W
Mattapoisett Boatyard, Mattapoisett
32 min walk • Sailing, Marina
4.7 miW
Town, Area
Fairhaven, New Bedford
119 min walk • Fairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located on the South Coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.
2 miSW
Park
Nasketucket Bay State Reservation, Mattapoisett
52 min walk • Nasketucket Bay State Reservation, managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, is located in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, along the coastline of southeast Massachusetts. The park includes 210 acres of rocky shoreline open field and wooded trails.
4.7 miW
Visitor center, Universities and schools
Fairhaven High School and Academy, New Bedford
119 min walk • Fairhaven High School and Academy is a public high school in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, United States. Its main building, built in 1905, is known as the "Castle on the Hill" and it is part of the Fairhaven Public Schools district. The school was voted the "most beautiful high school in Massachusetts" in 2017.
4.7 miSW
City hall
Fairhaven Town Hall, New Bedford
120 min walk • Fairhaven Town Hall is the town hall of Fairhaven, Massachusetts. It is located at 40 Center Street, between Walnut and William Streets, across Center Street from the Millicent Library.
5.3 miW
Bridge
New Bedford – Fairhaven Bridge, New Bedford
136 min walk • The New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge is a swing truss bridge which connects New Bedford, Massachusetts with Fairhaven, Massachusetts.