The Friends/Quaker Meetinghouse
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dremoto
N 42° 02.360 W 071° 37.239
19T E 283090 N 4657465
The meetinghouse is the oldest church structure in Uxbridge and Quakerism is the second oldest religion in town. The "old brick" has the distinction of being one of the few remaining crude churches in the country.
Waymark Code: WM4R09
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2008
Views: 16
The meetinghouse was built in 1770 for a sum of 206 pounds for the purpose of handling the growing Uxbridge Quaker population. It was built with locally made brick, believed to have been produced on the farm of Moses Farnum, one of the founding members of the community. The meeting house sits at the heart of what was referred to as "Quaker City" and was one of the earliest centers of activity in Uxbridge, here was found the first general store, (owned by George Southwick); the town's first library (established in 1775 and called the Uxbridge Social and Instructive Library), and many other Quaker owned businesses.
The meetinghouse is the oldest church structure in Uxbridge and Quakerism is the second oldest religion in town. The "old brick" has the distinction of being one of the few remaining crude churches in the country. It had separate entrances for the men and women and it has a wooden curtain that would be lowered after service to separate the sexes as they went into their separate meeting to discuss their business. The meeting was "laid down" at the old brick by 1910 and it sat neglected for years subject to vandalism.
Web Address: [Web Link]
Physical Address:
2 Aldrich St
Uxbridge , MA USA
01516
Year Built: 1770
Still in Use?: Yes
Hours of Worship: Not Listed
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