North Church | |
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![]() Front Entrance of North Church | |
Location | Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
Coordinates | 43°4′36.72″N 70°45′28.27″W / 43.0768667°N 70.7578528°W |
Built | 1657 |
Rebuilt | 1854 |
Restored | 1978 |
The North Church of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States, is a historic Congregational church located in Market Square. Sited directly across from the Portsmouth Athenæum, it features an Italianate edifice and a steeple visible from most of the city, the Piscataqua River, and communities on its western bank in Maine. Its spire has been referred to as Portsmouth's "landmark of record".[1] The church is home to Portsmouth's United Church of Christ congregation.