Twin Steeples

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Twin Steeples

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Elizabeth Dow

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Photograph - Photographs

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While down on the Royal River in Yarmouth Maine, I was able to see the two steeples peeking out on top of the trees. The church steeple on the left is the Yarmouth's First Parish Congregational Church and the steeple on the right is the First Universalists Church. They actually sit diagonally across the Main Street from each other. The First Parish congregation was established in 1730. The church was designed for the congregation by Portland architect George M. Harding, one of Maine's leading architects of the mid-19th century. It is one of only three church designs of his to survive in the state. The First Universalist Church, also once known as the Central Parish Church, is a historic church at 97 Main Street in Yarmouth, Maine. Built in 1859-60, it is an excellent local example of religious Italianate architecture, and one of the state's few surviving churches designed by architect Thomas Holt. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The congregation was founded in 1859. The church was built in 1859-60, and is one of four known surviving church designs in the state of Thomas Holt, an architect from Bethel, Maine.
Yarmouth has two additional churches on Main Street too. The stone Catholic Church is located in the center of town and the wooden Baptist Church is located one block from the Catholic Church. Yarmouth's Main Street is wide and has many historic homes and businesses. I love that I can see these two steeples from Yankee Marina located on the Royal River! Come check out Yarmouth! We have a lot of history and a lovely community.

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September 29th, 2020

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