Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse
Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house located at the corner of Germantown Pike and Butler Pike in Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Plymouth Meeting Historic District, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse | |
 Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse, HABS Photograph | |
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| Location | Corner of Germantown Pike and Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°6′8″N 75°16′48″W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1708 |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000714[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 18, 1971 |
| Designated PHMC | May 15, 1955[2] |
It was built in 1708, and is constructed of native limestone. A wing was added in 1780, and the interior was rebuilt in 1867 following a fire. The porch was also added in 1867, and a rear wing added in 1945.
During the American Revolutionary War, the building served as a temporary military hospital. Troops under the Marquis de Lafayette camped on the grounds prior to the May 20, 1778 Battle of Barren Hill. The meeting house was a hub of activity during the Underground Railroad. Lucretia Mott lectured across the street at Abolition Hall, and is known to have attended the meeting. Artist and teacher Thomas Hovenden (1840–1895) was a member of the meeting and is buried in the adjacent cemetery.[3]
Plymouth Meeting Friends School is under the care of the meeting and is located on site.
Several scenes in the historical novel The Quakeress (1905) by Max Adler take place in the meetinghouse.
Interior.
Burial ground.
William Jeanes Memorial Library, built 1935.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
- "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 2012-05-26. Note: This includes Helen Reichart Mirras (December 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-24.
External links
- Plymouth Meeting Friends Cemetery at Find a Grave
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) documentation:
- HABS No. PA-179, "Quaker Meetinghouse, Haverford, Montgomery County, PA", 1 photo
- HABS No. PA-6689, "Plymouth Friends Meeting House, Corner of Germantown and Butler Pikes, Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County, PA", 25 photos, 2 color transparencies, 10 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
