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Old Ship Meetinghouse

Hingham, Massachusetts
County of Plymouth.
Main Street
National Register Number: 66000777
 Resource type: Building.
Property type: Religious facility.
Certified Local Government: YES
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Current use/information: Meetinghouse.

Statement of Significance (as of designation - October 9, 1960):
One of the oldest English Colonial houses of worship standing in the U.S. (1681). The name derives from the curved roof timbers, which resemble an inverted ship's hull.


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