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 Friends Meetinghouse - Uxbridge MA Posted by:  nomadwillie
N 42° 02.358 W 071° 37.244
19T E 283082 N 4657462
The Friends Meetinghouse is an historic Friends Meeting House of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) located at the junction of Routes 146A (Quaker Highway) and 98 (Aldrich Street) in Uxbridge, Massachusetts.
Waymark Code: WM5E92
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 12/27/2008
Views: 9
The Friends Meeting House is one of the last crude brick church structures remaining in America. This building is on the National Registry of Historic Buildings. The Friends Meeting House was built in Uxbridge, Massachusetts in 1770, by Quakers from the Quaker Community in Smithfield, Rhode Island. [2] It was built on the farm of Moses Farnum, circa 1769, from bricks made from a brickyard across the street. [2] There were separate entrances for men and women.[2] The structure is two stories and has a balcony. In the Quaker tradition there were separate entrances and meeting places for men and women. The "Quaker City" settlement is one of the earliest resettlements of Quakers into the Massachusetts Colony following their expulsion by the Puritans in the 17th century. Source: ( visit link)
County / Borough / Parish: Worcester
Year listed: 1974
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849
Historic function: Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Current function: Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Privately owned?: yes
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2008 To: 12/31/2008
Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Street address: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.
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