Church on the Hill (Lenox, Massachusetts)

Church on the Hill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Church on the Hill
Location	Main St.
Nearest city	Lenox, Massachusetts
Coordinates
NRHP Reference #	82001894
Added to NRHP	September 30, 1982

The Church on the Hill is a historic church located at 55 Main Street in Lenox, Massachusetts. It is a Congregational church belonging to the United Church of Christ, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The church was built in 1805 by architect and builder Benjamin D. Goodrich of Richmond, Massachusetts, based on a design by Asher Benjamin. It was dedicated on January 1, 1806. Its total cost was $6,619.00 including furnishings. The church was erected on land near the earlier Meeting House (built 1770), which it replaced.

The current pastor is Rev. Natalie Childs Shiras.

Ministers

• 1770-1793 Rev. Samuel Munson
• 1795-1846 Rev. Samuel Shepard, D.D.
• 1846-1854 Rev. Henry Neill
• 1854-1859 Rev. Edmund K. Alden
• 1860-1865 Rev. Reuben S. Kendall
• 1872-1873 Rev. Samuel H. Tolman
• 1874-1880 Rev. Charles H. Parkhurst
• 1880-1889 Rev. R. DeWitt Mallary
• 1890-1898 Rev. Edward Day
• 1899-1904 Rev. Frederick Lynch
• 1904-1907 Rev. Clayton J. Potter

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Berkshire County, Massachusetts

References

• Centennial Anniversary of the Dedication of the Old Church on the Hill, Lenox, Massachusetts, June 12, 1906

External links

• Church on the Hill, Lenox