Friends Meetinghouse (Randolph, New Jersey)

Randolph Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house in Randolph, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The land on which the Meeting House stands was purchased by a small group of Quakers in 1758 for a burying ground, i.e. Cemetery The same year a subscription was raised to build a Meeting House on the site for religious and business meeting.

Randolph Friends Meetinghouse
Friends Meetinghouse (Randolph, New Jersey) is located in Morris County, New Jersey
Friends Meetinghouse (Randolph, New Jersey)
Friends Meetinghouse (Randolph, New Jersey) is located in New Jersey
Friends Meetinghouse (Randolph, New Jersey)
Friends Meetinghouse (Randolph, New Jersey) is located in the United States
Friends Meetinghouse (Randolph, New Jersey)
Nearest cityRandolph, New Jersey
Coordinates40°51′54″N 74°34′11″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1758 (1758)
NRHP reference No.73001121[1]
NJRHP No.2229[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 4, 1973
Designated NJRHPJanuary 29, 1973

History

Presumably, English colonists built the Meetinghouse, completing it in 1758.[3]

On October 22, 1898, a board of trustees formed the Friends Meeting House and Cemetery Association and bought the site in order to preserve it for future generations.[4][5]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[6]

A Quaker cemetery including green grass and shady trees stands under a partly cloudy sky. The gravestones are old and faded; many are crooked in the ground: A few American flags wave above the gravestones. Two houses are on the right; one is a small white house, built within the last 150 years, presumably to care for the property, and the other is the original historical Quaker meeting house. It is wood from bottom to top, although the triangle on the wall forming the roof is lighter than the rest due to restoration.
Panoramic view of Meetinghouse and adjoining cemetery, 2022.

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Morris County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. February 12, 2018. p. 18.
  3. "FMH History". randolphmeetinghouse.org. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  4. A History of Morris County, New Jersey: Embracing Upwards of Two Centuries, 1710-1913 ... Lewis Historical Publishing Company. 1914.
  5. "Association Home Page". www.randolphmeetinghouse.org. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  6. Karschner, Terry (June 4, 1973). "NRHP Nomination: Friends Meetinghouse". National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) "Accompanying 2 photos, from 1973". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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