Today's weather vane was photographed in Massachusetts.
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This church building was built in 1830. The steeple and weathervane are probably original to the building, and the scroll work weathervane is appropriate for the time period. There have been Baptists worshiping in Rowley since the first community in 1816 was dismissed from nearby Georgetown.
Scrollwork weather vanes like this one evolved out of the more simple banner and swallowtail weathervanes of the 1700s. As the steeples of New England churches became more elaborate with windows, balustrades and fancy trim, the weather vanes became more elaborate with scroll work, lyre shapes, and stars. This weathervane has all three fancy details.
First Baptist Church of Rowley: https://www.firstbaptistrowley.org/
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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Weathervane Wednesday ~ Above a Baptist Church", Nutfield Genealogy, posted April 11, 2018, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2018/04/weathervane-wednesday-above-baptist.html: accessed [access date]).
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