Free Quaker Meeting House - Philadelphia, PA
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N 39° 57.147 W 075° 08.922
18S E 487298 N 4422490
A quaker house in downtown Philadelphia dates back to 1783.
Waymark Code: WMTRXF
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/04/2017
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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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