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Name of Meetinghouse: Webster Meetinghouse
View on a mapStreet Address of Meetinghouse: near 1220 Battle St., Webster, NH (on NH State Rt. 127, just north of Long Street)Year(s) Built: 1791 National Register of Historic Places Designation: Yes - date? New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places: ? Organization responsible: Society for the Preservation of the Old Meetinghouse in Webster Organization's address: 1212 Battle St., Webster, NH 03303 Organization's web site: Webster Historical Society Town Information: Town of Webster Tax status: 501(C)(3) - tax exempt Contact: Marjorie Blanchette, 12 Lake Road, Webster, NH 03303 Telephone: (603) 648-2214 E-mail: blanchet@tds.net This page was last updated on: September 27, 2010 Acknowledgements: This text has been taken from personal correspondence with Gerald Monz
This town was originally part of Boscawen, which was incorporated in 1760. In 1791, residents of the western part of Boscawen petitioned for separation into a town to be named Bristol. Residents of the eastern part voted to build a second meetinghouse to accommodate them, and thus avoid division. The separation finally occurred in 1860, when a new town was incorporated as Webster in honor of Daniel Webster, the famous American lawyer and statesman. Webster served as Secretary of State during the administrations of Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. Mount Webster and Webster Lake were also named for him. 
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The meetinghouse at Webster, New Hampshire is relatively untouched from its original design, except for the addition of a 2nd floor at the balcony level.
It was built in 1791, and was used for worship until 1823 when the "new" church was built.
After that, it was used for town business for many years.
Today it seems to be used as an historical society museum, although there does not seem to be a lot of activity.
The building has been moved since this early photo (taken in the 1930s) because there is no longer a cemetery next to it.
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