Early Churches of Rural New England | Photos

A collection of images celebrating the beauty of early New England churches from architectural photographer Steve Rosenthal.

By Yankee Magazine|Nov 20 2017|

Black and white photo of a tall, white, wooden building with multiple windows, surrounded by bare trees.

West Parish Meetinghouse, West Barnstable, Massachusetts

Credit: Steve Rosenthal

Architectural photographer Steve Rosenthal captures the early churches of New England, from the simple meetinghouses to the Greek and Gothic revivals. Images featured here originally appeared inWhite on White: Churches of Rural New England (The Monacelli Press, a division of Random House, Inc., 2009). Photographs copyright Steve Rosenthal 2009.

EARLY CHURCHES OF RURAL NEW ENGLAND | PHOTOS

West Parish Meetinghouse, West Barnstable, Massachusetts — West Parish Meetinghouse, West Barnstable, Massachusetts
Credit: Steve Rosenthal

Oxford Congregational Church, Oxford, Maine — Oxford Congregational Church, Oxford, Maine
Credit: Steve Rosenthal

Wonalancet Union Chapel, Wonalancet, New Hampshire — Wonalancet Union Chapel, Wonalancet, New Hampshire
Credit: Steve Rosenthal

Rocky Hill Meeting House, Amesbury, Massachusetts — Rocky Hill Meeting House, Amesbury, Massachusetts
Credit: Steve Rosenthal

First Congregational Church, Summer Sanctuary, Nantucket, Massachusetts — First Congregational Church, Summer Sanctuary, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Credit: Steve Rosenthal

Old First Church, Bennington, Vermont — Old First Church, Bennington, Vermont
Credit: Steve Rosenthal

Congregational Church, Schoolhouse, and Town Hall, Washington, New Hampshire — Congregational Church, Schoolhouse, and Town Hall, Washington, New Hampshire
Credit: Steve Rosenthal

Stannard-Greensboro Bend Methodist Church, Stannard, Vermont — Stannard-Greensboro Bend Methodist Church, Stannard, Vermont
Credit: Steve Rosenthal

York Street Baptist Church, York Village, Maine — York Street Baptist Church, York Village, Maine
Credit: Steve Rosenthal

First Congregational Church of East Machias, East Machias, Maine — First Congregational Church of East Machias, East Machias, Maine
Credit: Steve Rosenthal

White on White: Churches of Rural New England — White on White: Churches of Rural New England
Credit: Steve Rosenthal

See more of Steve’s work at: steverosenthalphoto.com

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This post was first published in 2014 and has been updated.

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Stacey levesque says:

January 1, 2015 at 2:31 pm

I would love an opportunity to go back in time and discover my roots and by that I mean physically by way of a road trip…to have it the entire processdocumented/video taped and narrated all the way till the end were ill hope to have the greatest pleasure and honor to plant and start a trail for my children to have. Like in book form so if anyone could help me please let me know. Thank you

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