▁ 1 7 7 0 ▁to ▁satisfy ▁the ▁requirement . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁built ▁as ▁a ▁two - story ▁structure , ▁but ▁after ▁the ▁church ▁con greg ation ▁moved ▁to ▁its ▁own ▁building , ▁the ▁town ▁voted ▁to ▁reduce ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁story ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 . ▁ ▁It ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁town ' s ▁principal ▁civ ic ▁meeting ▁space ▁until ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁its ▁present ▁town ▁hall ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁sold , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 9 ▁animal ▁p ound , ▁to ▁a ▁local ▁far mer , ▁who ▁used ▁the ▁building ▁for ▁storage . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁given ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁town ▁by ▁his ▁he irs ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁struct ur ally ▁uns ound ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁but ▁fund ing ▁had ▁been ▁secured ▁to ▁stabil ize ▁it . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁Stra ff ord ▁County , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Historical ▁Mark er ▁No . ▁ 2 2 2 : ▁New ▁Dur ham ▁Me eting house ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Ch urch es ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Category : Ch urch es ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 0 ▁Category : An imal ▁sh el ters ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Ch urch es ▁in ▁Stra ff ord ▁County , ▁New ▁Ham pshire