National Register of Historic Places

Woodbury Friends' Meetinghouse

Woodbury, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Listed
February 6, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
73001100

About this property

The Woodbury Friends' Meetinghouse is located at 120 North Broad Street in the city of Woodbury in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. The Friends meeting house was built in 1715 and was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1936. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 6, 1973, for its significance in architecture and religion. The western side of the meetinghouse was built in 1715 and the eastern side in 1785. The two-story building is constructed using red brick, with Flemish bond and glazed brick on the western side. It was used by the Quakers in the Woodbury area, including the Whitall family. During the American Revolutionary War, it was used as a barracks by the British Army and as a hospital after the Battle of Red Bank in 1777. National Register of Historic Places listings in Gloucester County, New Jersey Media related to Friends Meetinghouse (Woodbury, New Jersey) at Wikimedia Commons Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-80, "Friends Meetinghouse, 120 North Broad Street, Woodbury, Gloucester County, NJ", 2 photos, 20 measured drawings, 4 data pages, supplemental material

Location

120 N. Broad St.
Woodbury, Gloucester County, New Jersey
39.84056, -75.15086

Categories

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When was Woodbury Friends' Meetinghouse listed on the National Register?

Woodbury Friends' Meetinghouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 6, 1973.

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Woodbury Friends' Meetinghouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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