Makefield Meeting
Makefield Meeting | |
 Makefield Meeting. October 2012. | |
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| Location | Northeast of Newtown at Mt. Eyre Road and Dolington Road, Upper Makefield Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°15′57″N 74°53′14″W / 40.26583°N 74.88722°W |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | 1752, 1764 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001758[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 18, 1974 |
Makefield Meeting, also known as the Makefield Monthly Meeting; Meeting House at Dolington, is an historic, American Quaker meeting house complex that is located in Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1] Weekly worship services are held at 10 a.m. on Sundays.
History and notable features
[edit]Built in 1752, this historic structure is a two-story, six-bay, stuccoed, stone structure with a gable roof. Its second story was added in 1764; the building was renovated in 1851. The complex also includes the 2+1⁄2-story, stuccoed, stone schoolmaster's house that was built in 1787, and a horse shed that was built circa 1800.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1] Weekly worship services are held at 10 a.m. on Sundays.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-10-30. Note: This includes Harvey Freedenberg (June 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Makefield Meeting" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-29.
