Located a stone’s throw from the Ripton Community House in Ripton, Vermont, this church building helps contribute to the village center’s distinguished architectural presence for such a small community. The vernacular church building was constructed in 1864, the same time that the Congregational Church (now the Community House) was built. The Methodist Episcopal parishioners in town met in local homes and schools even before formally organizing their society in 1829, but it wasn’t until the onset of the Civil War that they started construction of a church building. During its full life as a methodist church, the building has also housed members of all faiths, and has been the place of worship for poets, authors and lecturers including Robert Frost, who was a summer resident. The building is well-preserved 160 years later!
Buildings of New England 