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Historic church and burial ground in Pennsylvania
United States historic place
Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse
is a historic
Quaker
meeting house
located at the corner of
Germantown Pike
and
Butler Pike
in
Plymouth Meeting
,
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
. It is part of the
Plymouth Meeting Historic District
, and was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
in 1971.
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It was built in 1708, and is constructed of native
limestone
. A wing was added in 1780, and the interior was rebuilt in 1867 following a fire. The porch was also added in 1867, and a rear wing added in 1945.
During the
American Revolutionary War
, the building served as a temporary military hospital. Troops under the
Marquis de Lafayette
camped on the grounds prior to the May 20, 1778
Battle of Barren Hill
. The meeting house was a hub of activity during the
Underground Railroad
.
Lucretia Mott
lectured across the street at
Abolition Hall
, and is known to have attended the meeting. Artist and teacher
Thomas Hovenden
(1840?1895) was a member of the meeting and is buried in the adjacent cemetery.
[3]
Plymouth Meeting Friends School is under the care of the meeting and is located on site.
Several scenes in the historical novel
The Quakeress
(1905) by Max Adler take place in the meetinghouse.
References
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External links
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- Plymouth Meeting Friends Cemetery
at
Find a Grave
- Historic American Buildings Survey
(HABS) documentation:
- HABS No. PA-179, "
Quaker Meetinghouse, Haverford, Montgomery County, PA
", 1 photo
- HABS No. PA-6689, "
Plymouth Friends Meeting House, Corner of Germantown and Butler Pikes, Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County, PA
", 25 photos, 2 color transparencies, 10 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
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