Religious Society of Friends Meetinghouse

Religious Society of Friends Meetinghouse

Meetinghouse c. 1915
Location 141 Central Ave., Dover, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°11′12″N 70°52′25″W / 43.18667°N 70.87361°W / 43.18667; -70.87361Coordinates: 43°11′12″N 70°52′25″W / 43.18667°N 70.87361°W / 43.18667; -70.87361
Area less than one acre
Built 1768
NRHP Reference # 80000421[1]
Added to NRHP February 29, 1980

The Religious Society of Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house at 141 Central Avenue in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire. Built in 1768, it is a two-story wood frame structure, 50 feet (15 m) long and 37 feet (11 m) wide. A projecting vestibule with simple Greek Revival styling is a 19th-century alteration. It is the only known 18th-century Quaker meetinghouse in the state.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Religious Society of Friends Meetinghouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-08-25.


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