Old Indian Meeting House - Mashpee MA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

For being built in 1684 and then moved to its current location in 1717 this building is in remarkable condition. A classical clapboard single story structure with a double entranceway. While most of the building is simple the entranceway has a bit of detail and is very inviting.


Old Indian Meeting House (also known as Old Indian Church) is a historic meeting house at 410 Meetinghouse Road in Mashpee, Massachusetts. The meetinghouse is the oldest Native American church in the eastern United States and the oldest church on Cape Cod.

The church was built in 1684 by Deacon John Hinckley on the site of an earlier Indian meetinghouse built in 1670. It was used by the Wampanoag Native Americans as a Christian church. In 1717 the church was moved from its original location in the town to its current one, and the building was remodeled.[4] The building also served as a school. In the late eighteenth century, a cemetery ("burial ground") was founded on the church grounds. The site was re-dedicated in 1923 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. The meetinghouse is still used by the Wampanoag tribe for services.

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Street address: 410 Meetinghouse Rd. Mashppe, MA County / Borough / Parish: Barnstable Year listed: 1998 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699 Historic function: Education, Funerary, Religion Current function: Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Religion Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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