Old Sturbridge Village Center Meetinghouse Puzzle

Puzzles are a great way to pass the time and keep your brain stimulated.  This 300 piece puzzle showcases the Old Sturbridge Village Center Meeting house that sits on the hill at the end of the Common.

Product Details:

• 300 piece puzzle
• Old Sturbridge Village exclusive
• For children and those young at heart
• Made in USA

About the Center Meetinghouse:
With its steeple pointing skyward, the meetinghouse was the dominant symbol of every New England town—the gathering place for town meetings, elections, and church services. Churchgoers attended lengthy Sunday morning and afternoon services as well as midweek prayer meetings. Many 19th-century New England towns had several different meetinghouses, reflecting the region’s increase in religious diversity after the Revolutionary War. The two largest denominations in most rural towns were Congregationalists and Baptists, both descended from the Puritan Church of the first English settlers. In many rural towns, Methodists, Universalists, Episcopalians, and Friends also had their own houses of worship.

The Center Meetinghouse was built as the Baptist Meetinghouse in Sturbridge in 1832. When Old Sturbridge Village acquired it in 1947, its original interior was extensively modified to resemble a pre-1800s meetinghouse with paneled “slip” pews. The rest of the meetinghouse has been restored to its 1830s appearance.