Pembroke Friends Meetinghouse - Pembroke MA
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N 42° 06.268 W 070° 48.227
19T E 350856 N 4662949
The Pembroke Friends Meetinghouse was built in 1706 by Robert Barker with later 19th-century additions. It is one of the oldest Quaker meetinghouses in the United States.
Waymark Code: WM17C28
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 01/23/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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The Pembroke Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker church at Washington Street and Schoosett Street in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

The meeting house was built in 1706 by Robert Barker with later 19th-century additions. It is one of the oldest Quaker meetinghouses in the United States. This meetinghouse was used by local Quakers from 1706 until 1876 when the meetinghouse was closed and its members transferred to meetings in either Sandwich or New Bedford. Today the Meetinghouse is owned by the Pembroke Historical Society and has seen occasional use by area Quakers.

Source: (visit link)
Street address:
Washington St. and Schoosett St
Pembroke, MA


County / Borough / Parish: Plymouth

Year listed: 2006

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event

Periods of significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Historic function: Religion

Current function: Recreation And Culture

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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