Providence Friends Meetinghouse

Providence Friends Meetinghouse in December 2010
Providence Friends Meetinghouse in 1926

Providence Friends Meetinghouse is a Historic Quaker meeting house at 105 North Providence Road in Media, Pennsylvania. It is still an active worship center.[1]

History

The first mention of the Providence Friends meeting was in 1696 when it was recorded that a meeting will be held "At Thomas Minshall's every First and Fourth day."[2] The meeting was moved from Thomas Minshall's house in 1700 to a log building which was replaced by a stone structure in 1727.

In 1753, the previous stone structure was removed and replaced with a larger stone building that stands today.[3]

John Martin Broomall, the U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district was known to attend the Providence Friends Meetinghouse and spoke there several times.[4]

The Providence Friends Meetinghouse continues to be an active worship center.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Providence Friends Meetinghouse". www.fgcquaker.org. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. ^ Ashmead, Henry Graham (1884). History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: L. H. Everts & Co. pp. 655-656. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  3. ^ Jordan, John W. (1912). A History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania and Its People. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 397. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  4. ^ Humes, Doug. "In search of Broomall..." www.patch.com. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Providence Friends Meetinghouse". www.fgcquaker.org. Retrieved 20 June 2017.

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