List of Friends meeting houses
This is a list of Friends meeting houses . Numerous Friends meeting houses are individually notable, either for their congregations or events or for architecture of their historic buildings. Some in the United Kingdom are registered as listed buildings , and in the United States are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Australia
France
Meeting house, Congénies
United Kingdom
Ifield Friends Meeting House , one of the oldest purpose-built Quaker buildings in the world
Britain Yearly Meeting is the organization of Quakers in England, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands. Several meeting houses have been listed for their architectural merit . Notable individual meeting houses include:
Adderbury Meeting House, Oxfordshire, listed Grade II*[ 1]
Amersham Meeting House (1689), Buckinghamshire, listed Grade II*
Blackheath Quaker Meeting House (1972), London, listed Grade II
Briggflatts Meeting House (1675), Cumbria, second oldest in England
Brighton Friends Meeting House (1805), East Sussex
Finchley Meeting House (1967), London[ 2]
Friends Meeting House, Come-to-Good (1710), Cornwall
Horsham Friends Meeting House , West Sussex, listed Grade II
Ifield Friends Meeting House (1676), West Sussex, listed Grade I
Jordans Meeting House (1688), Buckinghamshire
Friends Meeting House, Lancaster (1708), Lancashire
Leek Quaker Meeting (1848), Staffordshire[ 3]
Lewes Friends Meeting House , East Sussex, listed Grade II
Littlehampton Friends Meeting House , West Sussex, listed Grade II
Osmotherley Friends Meeting House (1723), North Yorkshire, listed Grade II
Stafford Quaker Meeting (1730), Staffordshire, a listed building[ 4]
Uttoxeter and Burton Quaker Meeting (1706), Staffordshire[ 5]
Warwick Meeting House, Warwickshire, listed Grade II*[ 6]
Several meeting houses are no longer in use by Friends, but are still listed buildings:
Brandeston Meeting House, Suffolk, listed Grade II[ 7]
Brigstock House, Northamptonshire, listed Grade II[ 8]
Quakers Friars , Bristol, listed Grade I
Farfield Friends Meeting House (1689), West Yorkshire
The Old Meeting House, Wymondham, Norfolk (1687) Grade II
United States
Delaware
Appoquinimink Friends Meetinghouse , Odessa[ 9] : 138
Camden Friends Meetinghouse , Camden, Kent County
Centre Meeting and Schoolhouse , Centerville
Friends Meetinghouse (Wilmington, Delaware) , Wilmington, (part of Quaker Hill Historic District (Wilmington, Delaware) )[ 9] : 240
Hockessin Friends Meetinghouse , Hockessin , New Castle County
Mill Creek Friends Meetinghouse , Newark , New Castle County
Florida
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
Berea Friends Meeting, Madison County
Maine
Maryland
Bethesda Meeting House , Bethesda , Montgomery County
Colora Meetinghouse , Colora , Cecil County
Deer Creek Friends Meetinghouse , Darlington , Harford County [ 9] : 185
East Nottingham Friends Meetinghouse , Rising Sun , Cecil County, (also known as Brick Meetinghouse)[ 9] : 186
Little Falls Meetinghouse , Fallston , Harford County [ 9] : 183
Neck Meetinghouse and Yard , West Denton , Caroline County
Old Town Friends' Meetinghouse , Baltimore , (also known as Aisquith Street Meeting, Baltimore Meeting or Patapsco)[ 9] : 177
Pipe Creek Friends Meetinghouse , Union Bridge
Sandy Spring Friends Meetinghouse , Sandy Spring
Third Haven Meeting House , Easton, Talbot County [ 9] : 193
West Nottingham Meetinghouse , Rising Sun , Cecil County
Massachusetts
Amesbury Friends Meeting House , Amesbury , Essex County
Apponegansett Meeting House , Dartmouth , Bristol County
East Blackstone Friends Meetinghouse , Blackstone , Worcester County
East Hoosac Quaker Meeting House , Adams , Berkshire County [ 9] : 231
Long Plain Friends Meetinghouse , Acushnet , Bristol County
Pembroke Friends Meetinghouse , Pembroke , Plymouth County [ 9] : 208
Salem Friends Meeting House , Salem , Essex County, (relocated to grounds of Peabody Essex Museum )
Uxbridge Friends Meeting House , Uxbridge , Worcester County
Michigan
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Alloways Creek Friends Meetinghouse , Hancock's Bridge , Salem County [ 9] : 281
Arney's Mount Friends Meetinghouse and Burial Ground , Burlington County [ 9] : 290
Atlantic City Area Monthly Meeting, Atlantic County
Barnegat Monthly Meeting, Ocean County
Cropwell Friends Meeting House , Cropwell , Burlington County
Crosswicks Friends Meeting House , Crosswicks , Burlington County[ 9] : 291
Evesham Friends Meeting House , Mount Laurel , Burlington County[ 9] : 288
Haddonfield Friends Meeting House, Haddonfield , Camden County
Little Egg Harbor Friends Meeting House , Tuckerton , Ocean County
Moorestown Friends School and Meetinghouse , Moorestown
Newton Friends' Meetinghouse , Camden
Quakertown Friends Meeting House , Quakertown , Hunterdon County
Rancocas Friends Meeting House , Rancocas , Burlington County
Randolph Friends Meeting House , Randolph, Morris County
Seaville Friends Meeting House, Seaville , Cape May County (This 1716–1727 meeting house is the smallest frame Quaker meeting house in the United States.[ 9] : 279 )
Stony Brook Meeting House and Cemetery , Princeton
Trenton Friends Meeting House , Trenton
Upper Greenwich Friends Meetinghouse , Mickleton , Gloucester County
Woodbury Friends' Meetinghouse , Woodbury , Gloucester County
New York
Amawalk Friends Meeting House , Yorktown Heights
Beekman Meeting House and Friends' Cemetery , LaGrangeville
Bethpage Friends Meeting House, Farmingdale
Boerum Friends Meeting House and School , Boerum Hill , Brooklyn, New York City
John Bowne House , Flushing, Queens , New York City (John Bowne was arrested in 1662 for hosting a meeting in his house.)
Brooklyn Friends Meeting House and School , Brooklyn , New York City
Chappaqua Friends Meeting House , Chappaqua , Westchester County, (built in 1754)[ 9] : 307
Clinton Corners Friends Church , Clinton Corners , Dutchess County
Clinton Hill Orthodox Friends Meeting House , Brooklyn, New York City (now Apostolic Faith Mission)
Cornwall Friends Meeting House , New York
Creek Meeting House and Friends' Cemetery , New York
Crum Elbow Meeting House and Cemetery , East Park , Dutchess County[ 9] : 311
Easton Friends North Meetinghouse , Middle Falls , Washington County
Farmington Quaker Crossroads Historic District , Farmington, New York, NRHP-listed
Greenfield Preparative Meeting House , Grahamsville , Sullivan County
Jericho Friends Meeting House Complex , Jericho , Nassau County [ 9] : 300
Matinecock Friends Meetinghouse , New York
Nine Partners Meeting House and Cemetery , Millbrook , Dutchess County
North Street Friends Meetinghouse , Ledyard , Cayuga County
Oblong Friends Meeting House , Pawling , Dutchess County[ 9] : 310
Old Quaker Meeting House (Queens) , Flushing , Queens, New York City, NRHP-listed
Orchard Park Friends Meeting House , Orchard Park, New York , New York , FGC Affiliated
Oswego Meeting House and Friends' Cemetery , Oswego , Oswego County
Poughkeepsie Meeting House (Hooker Avenue) , Poughkeepsie , Dutchess County
Poughkeepsie Meeting House (Montgomery Street) , Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County
Quaker Street Historic District , Duanesburg, New York, NRHP-listed
Rye Meeting House , Rye , Westchester County
Smith Clove Meetinghouse , Highland Mills , Orange County
Society of Friends Hall , Glen Falls , Warren County
Upperville Meeting House , Upperville , Chenango County
North Carolina
Ohio
Concord Hicksite Friends Meeting House , east of Colerain , Belmont County , Ohio
Green Plain Monthly Meetinghouse , South Charleston , Clark County
Mount Pleasant Friends Meeting House , Mount Pleasant , Jefferson County
Wilmington Friends Meeting House , Wilmington , Clinton County , Ohio [ 11]
PennsylvaniaSee also Friends meeting houses in Pennsylvania
Abington Friends Meeting House , Jenkintown, Montgomery County [ 9] : 369–71
Arch Street Friends Meeting House , Philadelphia
Birmingham Friends Meetinghouse , Birmingham Township , Chester County
Buckingham Friends Meeting House , Buckingham Township , Bucks County , NRHP-listed
Birmingham Orthodox Meeting House , Birmingham Township, Chester County
Bradford Friends Meetinghouse , Marshallton , Chester County, (also called Marshallton Meeting House)[ 9] : 361
Caln Meeting House , Caln Township , Chester County[ 9] : 362
Catawissa Friends Meetinghouse , Catawissa , Columbia County
Chester Friends Meetinghouse , Chester
Chichester Friends Meetinghouse , Upper Chichester Township , Delaware County , (near Boothwyn )[ 9] : 353
Concord Friends Meetinghouse , Concordville , Delaware County[ 9] : 353
Darby Friends Meeting , Darby, Pennsylvania , Delaware County (founded 1682)
Frankford Friends Meeting House , Frankford , Philadelphia[ 9] : 352
Free Quaker Meetinghouse , Independence National Historical Park , Philadelphia, NRHP-listed
Horsham Friends Meeting , Horsham Township , Bucks County
Makefield Meeting , Upper Makefield Township , Bucks County
Merion Friends Meeting House , Merion Station , Montgomery County[ 9] : 362–63
Middletown Friends Meetinghouse , Lima , Delaware County
Newtown Friends Meetinghouse , Newtown Township , Delaware County
Old Haverford Friends Meetinghouse , Havertown , Delaware County, (founded 1683)
Old Kennett Meetinghouse , Kennett Township near Chadds Ford , Chester County[ 9] : 359
Parkersville Friends Meetinghouse , Pennsbury Township , Chester County
Pittsburgh Friends Meeting , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse , Plymouth Township , Montgomery County
Providence Quaker Cemetery and Chapel , Perryopolis , Fayette County , NRHP-listed
Race Street Friends Meetinghouse , Philadelphia
Radnor Friends Meetinghouse , Radnor Township , Delaware County
Schuylkill Friends Meeting House , Phoenixville , Chester County
Springfield Friends Meeting House , Springfield , Delaware County
Upper Dublin Friends Meeting House , Upper Dublin Township , Montgomery County
Uwchlan Meetinghouse , Uwchlan Township , Chester County
Warrington Meetinghouse , Warrington , York County
Wrightstown Friends Meeting Complex , Wrightstown , Bucks County
York Meetinghouse , York , York County [ 9] : 390–91
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Bush River Monthly Meeting , Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina [1] , The State, "An Old Quaker Settlement. An Interesting Sketch of a Colony in Newberry," Columbia, South Carolina, February 8, 1897.
Camden , Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina Old Quaker Cemetery
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Washington, D.C.
References
Sources
Lippincott, Horace Mather. Abington Friends Meeting and School: 1682–1949 . n.p.: n.p., 1949.
Rose, Harold Wickliffe. The Colonial Houses of Worship in America . New York: Hastings House, Publishers, 1963.