Church on the Cape Steeple - Cape Porpoise, ME
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silverquill
N 43° 22.203 W 070° 26.276
19T E 383501 N 4802913
This Methodist church dates from 1727 when the first building was erected. The current building was constructed in 1857 with the vestry added in 1898 and the steeple in 1902. The bell was added in 1910 and first rang out on Oct. 22, 1910.
Waymark Code: WM6CN1
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2009
Views: 3
It was in the summer of 1856 when George Fletcher, Thatcher Hutchins, and Joseph Huff, the trustees of the “Church on the Cape,” borrowed $400 from James Huff in order to purchase the land and lumber necessary to erect a church building. The building lot was purchased from George Wakefield. . .
By April, 1857, the building had been completed, and on the 30th day of that month, William Farrington preached the dedication sermon. Reverend John Collins was the minister. .
Within a short time, the trustees met and paid back the money and interest borrowed from James Huff. The finished church, without vestry, steeple, clock, or bell, had cost $1,500.
Little change was made to the building until 1898. In that year the vestry was added. The steeple was completed in November, 1902, and the bell was donated in that same year by a summer resident, Mr. Frank A. Allen. It was rung for the first time on November 19, 1902. The church clock was added in 1910. Mr. Allen is said to have made a generous gift towards the $660 cost of the clock, but a part of the money was also raised by public subscription. The clock first sounded over Cape Porpoise on October 22, 1910.
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Church on the Cape - Cape Porpoise, Maine )