Old Meeting House

For two centuries, people have gathered at the Old Meeting House for both township business and religious worship. A National Historic Site, this New England-Style meeting house is the oldest nonconformist house of worship in Canada and among the oldest in North America.

A close-up of a square, weathered clock face with Roman numerals and the year 1765, mounted on a building with yellow shingles.

A Historic Building's Story

Built by Congregationalist fishermen and farmers from Cape Cod, called Planters, the meeting house was a building-in-progress for its first hundred years, until the windows, doors, box pews and a pulpit were added by the mid-1800s.

During your visit, go on a guided tour to learn how this area was settled and hear stories about the original settlers.