Smithfield Friends Meeting House, Parsonage & Cemetery - Woonsocket, Rhode Island
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BruceS
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Historic Quaker Meetinghouse in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
Waymark Code: WM4ZBB
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2008
Views: 10
"Smithfield Friends Meeting House, Parsonage & Cemetery, built in 1881 is located in Woonsocket, Rhode Island and is home to one of the oldest Quaker communities in the area.
Rhode Island provided a home to many Quaker refugees in the 17th century and in the early 18th century a group of "Friends" started this congregation. Their original Meeting House, built in 1719, was connected to a chain of Quaker Meeting Houses that were built along Great Road. It was destroyed by fire in 1881 and replaced by the current structure." ~ Wikipedia
Street address:
126 Smithfield Rd.
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
County / Borough / Parish: Providence
Year listed: 1982
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1700-1749, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Historic function: Funerary, Religion
Current function: Funerary, Religion
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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