Old Town Friends Meeting House - Baltimore MD - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

Old Town Friends' Meetinghouse, Baltimore MD is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

From the NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM:

The Old Town Friends' Meeting house typifies the refined simplicity and dignity of the Quaker Meeting House. It is a two story, brick building which has undergone several alterations over the years. The architect of the 1967 restoration, Francis H. Jencks, has attempted to restore the building as it appears in a photograph taken circa 1845-1850. The exterior fabric of the meeting house is original.

The Old Town Friends' Meeting House is one of Baltimore's few remaining 18th-century structures. It is the oldest religious building in the city, having been built in 1781. At that time, the Patapsco Friends' Meeting, then located in Baltimore County, received permission from the Gunpowder Monthly Meeting to move to the eastern side of Jones Falls at Fayette and Aisquith Streets, and to build a meeting house there.

George Mathews was the contractor for the building, which was considered to be "quite on the eastern border" of the city. The cost was $4,500. The congregation became known as the Baltimore Meeting or the Aisquith Street Meeting, and by 1793, had attained the status of a Monthly Meeting.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1781 Age of Church building determined by?: Other reliable source Street address of Church: 1201 E. Fayette Street Baltimore, MD United States 21202 Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Not listed If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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