9-9-1659:  It is agreed:  by the major party of the town that there shall be a meeting house built:  this winter following:  thirty feet long, and twenty-four feet wide and twelve feet high and the studs to be 3 feet asunder:  the Committee appointed to agree with workmen to build and finish the said house are Ralph Hill Sr., George Farley, Jonathan Danforth:  It is agreed also that the sides and ends shall be covered
with boards and the roof with thatch:

Town Records
vol. 1, page 12
(translation by Binny)

All photographs by T. H. Cutler
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