Newtown Friends Meetinghouse and Cemetery
Newtown Friends Meetinghouse and Cemetery is a historic Quaker meetinghouse and cemetery in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1817, and is a two-story, stuccoed stone building with a gable roof. It measures 60 feet by 40 feet, 6 bays long and 3 bays deep. A one-story porch was added in 1866, and the second floor was added in 1900. Also on the property is a contributing horse shed, built in 1819. Adjacent to the meeting house is the contributing cemetery.[2]
Newtown Friends Meetinghouse and Cemetery | |
![]() Newtown Friends Meetinghouse. October 2012. | |
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Location | Court St., Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°13′31″N 74°56′09″W |
Built | 1817 |
NRHP reference No. | 77001129[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 21, 1977 |
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
Notable interments
- Edward Hicks (1780–1849), Quaker minister and American folk artist
- Michael Hutchinson Jenks (1795–1867), U.S. Congressman
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-10-29. Note: This includes Lois C. Mammel; Kenneth A. Mammel & Susan Zacher (October 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Newtown Friends Meetinghouse and Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-29.
External links
- Official website
- Newtown Friends Meetinghouse and Cemetery at Find a Grave
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newtown Friends Meeting Cemetery
- Listing at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
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