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Old Barrington Meeting House

Erected in 1765 by settlers from New England, this meeting house is one of the oldest surviving buildings in English-speaking Canada. For almost a century it served as the civic and religious centre for Barrington Township, after which its function was confined to religious activities. Both its exterior design, originally covered with clapboard, and its interior plan, with a pulpit facing the central door and surrounded on three sides by pews and an upper gallery, imitate meeting houses found throughout New England. Its plain appearance was intentional, reflecting the puritan rejection of worldly ostentation.

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Vieux temple de Barrington

Construit en 1765 par des colons venus de la Nouvelle-Angleterre, ce temple est l’un des plus anciens bâtiments du Canada anglophone qui subsistent encore. Pendant près d’un siècle, il fut le centre communautaire et religieux du township de Barrington mais, par la suite, il ne servit qu’à la célébration du culte. Avec ses murs revêtus de bardeaux et sa disposition intérieure, il suit le modèle des temples qu’on trouve dans toute la Nouvelle-Angleterre; la chaire se dresse au milieu des bancs des fidèles, vis-à-vis la grande porte; le tout est surmonté d’un jubé. L’apparence austère du temple est voulue; elle traduit le mépris des protestants à l’égard des choses d’ici-bas.

Location: Highway 3, Barrington
Emplacement : Route 3, Barrington
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 43.566497, -65.579669
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
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