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	First Congregational Church of Bennington
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	September 2005
Location	Bennington, Vermont
Built	1805
Architect	Lavius Fillmore
Architectural style	Georgian, Other, Federal
NRHP reference No.	73000186
Added to NRHP	April 24, 1973

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The First Congregational Church of Bennington is located on Monument Avenue in Bennington, Vermont. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[1] It is also known as the Old First Church. The congregation was organized in 1762 and the current meeting house was built in 1805.^[2] The seating capacity is six hundred fifty. The adjacent cemetery was designated by the Vermont legislature as "Vermont's Sacred Acre".^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ "Old First Church". Retrieved 2008-04-04.
^ Gram, David. "Vermont's first church has rich history, uncertain future". Retrieved 2008-04-04.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[2] "Old First Church". Retrieved 2008-04-04.

[3] Gram, David. "Vermont's first church has rich history, uncertain future". Retrieved 2008-04-04.

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