Old Round Church

Richmond, United States

4.7

Closed now

3 reviews

Does not accept credit cards

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+1 802-434-3654
Website:
www.oldroundchurch.com
Address:
25 Round Church Rd, Richmond, VT, 05477
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Today

Today 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Richmond) 05:46 Wednesday, 16 July 2025

Business hours

Monday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

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The Old Round Church, was built in 1812 – 13 under the direction of local craftsman William Rhodes to be the Town Meeting Hall and place of worship for members of five Protestant denominations. Significant for its rare design and well-​preserved detail, it is perhaps the sole surviving example of an early 19th-​century 16-​sided wooden meetinghouse. Today it is open to the public during the summer and fall foliage seasons (10 – 4 daily) and is a venue for weddings and community programs.

History

Established in 1812.

National Historic Landmark

Meet the Manager

Fran T.

Manager

President of the Richmond Historical Society, owners of the Old Round Church

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3 reviews of Old Round Church

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Place rating: 4
Dorchester, Boston, MA
The Old Round Church is worth a side trip if you happen to be in the area. Richmond is a very nice old New England town. It is pretty lively for how small it is. We went in winter and it was beautiful with snow and ice everywhere, but I believe it would be equally pretty when it’s warmer and one could wander about a bit more. There is a pretty library nearby as well and a nice truss bridge.
It is closed in winter (after October?) so we’ll have to back for a better look.
Place rating: 5
Richmond, VT
A great place to visit for an historical experience in Vermont.
Place rating: 5
Somerville, MA
The Old Round Church in Richmond is a scenic spot for a wedding– and everyone seems to know it. In the summer, if you drive through Richmond between 10am and 4pm you will nearly always see vestiges of wedding.
Because the Church is not a practicing church (there are no weekly services) they do as many as three weddings there a day on Saturdays and Sundays May-​October. The up side of this is that your date is unlikely to be fully blocked out. The down side to this is that you have little buffer on either side of the ceremony to decorate and un-​decorate the building.
The inside of the church is well-​restored and if you’re into a super-​new-​england-​yankee aesthetic, you’re in for a treat. It’s unique inside and out and the views of the surrounding mountains outside add to the ambiance.
Another tiny set-​back (but not enough to knock a star off in my opinion, there are too many great things about the space) is that those Yankee Protestants of the early 1800s were by an large a lot smaller than we are today, so the pews can be a little tight for larger (or pregnant) guests.
Also, it’s BYO — officiant– so you can have the scenic, yankee, vermonty setting in a church and you can have your ceremony be any denomination you want… or none. Fab.