National Register of Historic Places

Little Egg Harbor Friends Meeting House

Tuckerton, Ocean County, New Jersey
Listed
December 9, 2002
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
02001511

About this property

The Little Egg Harbor Friends Meeting House is a historic Quaker meetinghouse located at 21 E. Main Street in the borough of Tuckerton in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The meetinghouse was built in 1863. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS). The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 9, 2002, for its significance in architecture and religion. Little Egg Harbor Meeting is part of Burlington Quarterly Meeting which is part of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Friends continue to meet at Little Egg Harbor Meeting on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Little Egg Harbor Friends Meeting House shares its property with the Friends Burial Ground, which includes graves from the Parker, Pharo, and Ridgeway families.

Location

21 E. Main St.
Tuckerton, Ocean County, New Jersey
39.60336, -74.34090

Categories

ARCHITECTURERELIGION
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

Battle of Little Egg Harbor
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When was Little Egg Harbor Friends Meeting House listed on the National Register?

Little Egg Harbor Friends Meeting House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 9, 2002.

What type of historic resource is Little Egg Harbor Friends Meeting House?

Little Egg Harbor Friends Meeting House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Little Egg Harbor Friends Meeting House is recorded as the industrial era.

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