Old Haverford Friends Meetinghouse

Old Haverford Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house at 235 East Eagle Road in Havertown, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The burial ground attached to Old Haverford Friends Meetinghouse was laid out in 1684.[1] In 1688, the log meetinghouse was built. Later, a stone meetinghouse was subsequently completed in 1700. It is believed that the southern portion of the meetinghouse, with its rougher masonry, is the original stone building.[2] William Penn preached here soon after construction was complete and often attended worship.[3] The northern portion of the building was expanded in 1800.

Haverford Friends Meetinghouse
Sketch of Haverford Friends Meetinghouse from Henry Graham Ashmead book - History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 1862

Old Haverford Friends Meeting is an active faith community and center for worship.[4]

References
  1. Ashmead, Henry Graham (1884). History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co. p. 574. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. "History Old Haverford Friends Meeting". www.oldhaverford.org. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  3. Jordan, John W (1914). A History of Delaware County Pennsylvania and Its People. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 9. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  4. "Old Haverford Friends Meeting". oldhaverford.org. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

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