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Short House (c1732) Newbury, Massachusetts; Winter view. Brick-ended with end chimneys, gray clapboards, red trim and elegant segmental pediment over front door.
Weathercock (London, 1723), West Parish Meeting House, Barnstable, Massachusetts. A cocky bird, seeming to defy the very elements he surveys. Like the original congregation, his provenance is London, England.
West Parish Meeting House (1717-23), Barnstable, Massachusetts. The original meeting house was enlarged in 1723 when the tower and belfry were added. There are two stages atop the tower: First a balustraded base for the columned belfry; Second another balustrade surrounding a blind-sided cupola surmounted by the weathercock.
West Parish Meeting House (1717-23), Barnstable, Massachusetts; Interior showing pulpit, sounding board (canopy), gallery and pews; and structural elements: posts, tie beams, braces and plates (outer horizontal beams).
West Parish Meeting House (1717-23), Barnstable, Massachusetts; Interior structure showing king posts, curved braces and tie beams.
West Parish Meeting House (1717-23), Barnstable, Massachusetts; Interior structure: post, plate, chamfered tie beam and curved brace.
West Parish Meeting House (1717-23) Barnstable, Massachusetts; Interior - gallery northwest corner - posts, plates, beams and braces.
West Parish Meeting House (1717-23), Barnstable, Massachusetts; Exterior in spring.