Neck Meetinghouse and Yard - Denton MD - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form

"The Neck Meetinghouse and Yard
Inventory No.: CAR-36
Other Name(s): Quaker Meeting House
Date Listed: 10/22/1976
Location: Hillsboro Denton Road (MD 404) , Denton, Caroline County
Category: Building
Period/Date of Construction: 1802

Significance: The Neck Meeting House is the only extant Quaker Meeting House in Caroline County, and one of only a few still standing on the Eastern Shore. In 1801, Quakers living near Denton asked Third Haven Meeting for permission to build a meeting house. The request was granted and plans were proposed. On September 26, 1802, the first meeting was held in the building, constructed on land deeded to the Trustees of the Meeting by William Wilson. It was later used as a school around 1856. Neck Meeting was abandoned in 1890 for lack of funds and participants. Between that time and 1949, it was owned and maintained by interested families with Neck Meeting associations.

Street address: 24820 Meeting House Road Denton, MD United States 21629 County / Borough / Parish: Caroline Year listed: 1976 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1800-1824 Historic function: Funerary, Social Current function: Funerary, Vacant/Not In Use 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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