First Society of Friends Meeting Hall - West branch IA - Quaker Meeting Houses on Waymarking.com

This school house at the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site served as the Society of Friends Meeting Hall from 1853 to 1857 when they had to build a bigger meeting hall.

HISTORICAL MARKER
"Schoolhouse. The early settlers of West Branch had a strong regard for education, and in 1853 they built this school. It was used not only as a school but as a place of worship for the members of the Society of Friends. Originally the building housed all of the West Branch students, but by the time Herbert Hoover's older brother Theodore was registered here, enrollment had increased and it was used only as a classroom for the primary students. Increasing membership in the Society of Friends also necessitated the building of a larger meetinghouse in 1857."

Physical Address: Herbert Hoover National Historic Site West Branch, IA Year Built: 1853 Still in Use?: No Web Address: Not listed Hours of Worship: Not Listed

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