The Gathering Place

A true New England classic, the New Hampton NH Town House was built in 1798, and is shown here on July 1, 2008. 3 days later, the annual July 4th shindig was held here, which included the planting of a new disease-resistant "Freedom Elm Tree". Later that night, the annual giant Square Dance took place.

This is where the Town of New Hampton holds its annual town meeting, and also where the residents vote. It's located in "The Old Institution", so named because it was the original site of New Hampton School when it began in the 1850s. This is about 2 miles from downtown New Hampton, off of NH Rt. 104.

In fact, Randall Hall, which I have shown here several times, was originally built across the street to the right of the Town House, and then a few years later it was taken apart and moved brick by brick to the current campus, where it remained until being demolished a few months ago.

Click this post title to be taken to "The New Hampton Connection", the town newsletter. And click the link below to go to my Randall Hall blog:

http://solongrandall.blogspot.com/