Rocky Hill Meeting House, Amesbury

Name: Rocky Hill Meeting House
Address: 4 Old Portsmouth Rd, Amesbury, 01913, United States
Telephone: +1 978-462-2634

#6 among attractions in Amesbury

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The Rocky Hill Meeting House is a well-preserved New England meeting house located on Old Portsmouth Road in Amesbury, Massachusetts. Built about 1785, and not used as a church after 1840, it has the best-preserved example of an original 18th-century meeting house interior in New England. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It is now a museum property owned and operated by Historic New England. It is open selected days each year; admission is charged. ()

Built: 1785 (239 years ago)Coordinates: 42°51'2"N, 70°54'39"W

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4 Old Portsmouth RdAmesburyAmesbury 01913 United States

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+1 978-462-2634

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Rocky Hill Meeting House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chain Bridge, Lowell's Boat Shop, Macy-Colby House, Bartlett Museum.

1.2 miS
Bridge
Chain Bridge, Amesbury
31 min walk • The Chain Bridge in Newburyport, Massachusetts, is a "look-alike" replica built in 1910 to replace the "first suspension bridge" constructed in the United States in 1810.
0.6 miS
Historical place
Lowell's Boat Shop, Amesbury
16 min walk • Lowell's Boat Shop is a National Historic Landmark at 459 Main Street in Amesbury, Massachusetts. The shop was built in 1793 by Simeon Lowell. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
1 miW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Macy-Colby House, Amesbury
26 min walk • The Macy–Colby House is a historically significant saltbox house at 257 Main Street in Amesbury, Massachusetts. It is a historic house museum and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2008.
1 miW
History museum, Museum, Natural history museum
Bartlett Museum, Amesbury
25 min walk • The Bartlett Museum is a nonprofit museum located at 270 Main Street, Amesbury, Massachusetts. It is named after Josiah Bartlett, who was born in Amesbury, and later signed the United States Declaration of Independence.
1.1 miW
Church
St. James Episcopal Church, Amesbury
29 min walk • St. James Episcopal Church is an historic parish in Amesbury, Massachusetts.
1.1 miNW
Neighbourhood
Amesbury and Salisbury Mills Village Historic District, Amesbury
30 min walk • The Amesbury and Salisbury Mills Village Historic District is a historic district on Market Sq. roughly bounded by Boardman, Water, Main and Pond Streets in Amesbury, Massachusetts.