The meeting house
Origins
Originally part of the town of Mendon (est. 1667), the South Parish was established in 1766, and, as provided by Colonial law, a meeting house was built in 1769 on land donated by Benoni Benson.
The parish never flourished, however, and only two pastors ever served. By the early 1800s, there was no established church in the South Parish. Soon thereafter, the land was incorporated as part of Blackstone in 1845, and, eventually, Millville in 1916.
The Pulpit
A magnificent piece of Georgian craftsmanship, the pulpit is constructed with rich, two-tone panels and molding, a large overhead sounding board, pilasters, and a compass-headed window behind. A folding communion table is built into the box pew at the foot of the pulpit.
The Upper Gallery and Lower Box Pews
The Upper Gallery is crafted in the same two-tone panel style as the pulpit. Below on the ground level are numbered box pews, suggesting that the original congregation observed the practice of 'seating,' or placing of families by their social status.