Friends Church (Maryville, Tennessee)

Friends Church
Location 314 W. Broadway, Maryville, Tennessee, U.S.
Coordinates 35°45′11″N 83°58′25″W / 35.75306°N 83.97361°W / 35.75306; -83.97361Coordinates: 35°45′11″N 83°58′25″W / 35.75306°N 83.97361°W / 35.75306; -83.97361
Area less than one acre
Built 1871
Architectural style Italianate
MPS Blount County MPS
NRHP Reference # 89000879[1]
Added to NRHP July 25, 1989

Friends Church is a historic church at 314 W. Broadway in Maryville, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

It was built in 1871 as a meetinghouse for the local congregation of the Society of Friends (Quakers). The Quakers were an important group in Maryville in the 19th century that played a major role in building the community's early schools, including the Freedman's Institute and Maryville Normal School. The single-story brick church is of Italianate design and is laid out on an ell plan.[2]

Since 1940 the building has been used for Episcopal worship. It currently houses St. Andrew's Episcopal Church.[3]

It is the oldest brick church in Blount County,[2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It became a Blount County historic landmark in 2007.[3]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Thomason, Philip (June 16, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: The Historic and Architectural Resources of Blount County, Tennessee" (PDF). National Park Service.
  3. 1 2 "Our History". St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. Retrieved January 23, 2012.

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