Free Quaker Meeting House - Philadelphia, PA - Pre-Victorian Historic Homes on Waymarking.com

Taken from Wikipedia, "The Free Quaker Meetinghouse is a historic Free Quaker meeting house at the southeast corner of 5th and Arch Streets in the Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1783, and is a plain 2 1/2-story brick building with a gable roof. The second floor was added in 1788. The building was moved about 30 feet to its present site in 1961, to allow for the widening of Fifth Street.

Quaker meetings were held in the building until 1836, after which it was occupied by the Apprentices' Library Company of Philadelphia until 1897.

The meetinghouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971."

Earliest Recorded Date of Construction: 01/01/1783 Additional Dates of Construction: Architectural Period/Style: Colonial Type of Building e.g. Country House, Stately Home, Manor: Meeting House Interesting Historical Facts or Connections: Used by the quakers Main Material of Construction: Brick Private/Public Access: Private, but open as a museum Admission Fee (if applicable): 5.00 (listed in local currency) Related Website: [Web Link] Rating: Architect (if known): Not listed Landscape Designer (if known): Not listed Listed Building Status (if applicable): Not listed Opening Hours (if applicable): Not listed

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