Veterans' Memorial Hall (Richmond, New Hampshire)

The Veterans' Memorial Hall, formerly the First Universalist Society Meeting House, is a historic community building on New Hampshire Route 32 in Richmond, New Hampshire. The 1+12-story clapboarded wood-frame building was built in 1837 by members of the local Universalist congregation. Richmond was the birthplace of Hosea Ballou, a theologian influential in the development of Universalism; he left the town before this building was built. As originally built, the meeting house had a small tower and belfry, which were removed in 1892 when the building was acquired by the local Grange. The building has seen only modest external alterations since then; the interior has had most of its religious trappings removed, but is also otherwise little altered.[2]

Veterans' Memorial Hall
Veterans' Memorial Hall (Richmond, New Hampshire) is located in New Hampshire
Veterans' Memorial Hall (Richmond, New Hampshire)
Veterans' Memorial Hall (Richmond, New Hampshire) is located in the United States
Veterans' Memorial Hall (Richmond, New Hampshire)
LocationNH 32, Richmond, New Hampshire
Coordinates42°45′53″N 72°16′9″W / 42.76472°N 72.26917°W / 42.76472; -72.26917
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1837 (1837)
ArchitectStarkey, Oren
NRHP reference No.86002160[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1986

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It is now owned by the town.

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Veterans' Memorial Hall". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved May 2, 2014.