▁meeting ▁house ▁stands ▁at ▁what ▁was , ▁until ▁about ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁New ▁Dur ham , ▁and ▁was ▁originally ▁used ▁for ▁both ▁civ ic ▁and ▁religious ▁purposes . ▁ ▁Now ▁a ▁public ▁park , ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁Description ▁and ▁history ▁The ▁old ▁New ▁Dur ham ▁Me eting house ▁stands ▁in ▁central ▁southern ▁New ▁Dur ham , ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁Old ▁Bay ▁Road ▁just ▁north west ▁of ▁its ▁j unction ▁with ▁Davis ▁Cross ing ▁Road . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁single - story ▁wood ▁frame ▁structure , ▁with ▁a ▁g abled ▁roof ▁and ▁cla p board ed ▁exterior . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁very ▁simply ▁sty led , ▁with ▁plain ▁corner ▁bo ards ▁and ▁window ▁surr ounds . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁fac ade ▁has ▁a ▁center ▁entrance , ▁also ▁with ▁simple ▁fr aming , ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁s ash ▁windows . ▁ ▁Side ▁elev ations ▁have ▁four ▁windows ▁each . ▁ ▁The ▁interior ▁retain s ▁only ▁mod est ▁elements ▁of ▁its ▁original ▁appearance . ▁ ▁Also ▁on ▁the ▁property ▁are ▁the ▁town ' s ▁first ▁bur ial ▁ground , ▁and ▁a ▁rect angular ▁stone ▁animal ▁p ound . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁New ▁Dur ham ▁was ▁char tered ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 2 , ▁its ▁sett lers ▁formally ▁oblig ated ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁meeting ▁house ▁by ▁ 1 7 6 8 . ▁ ▁This ▁structure ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in