National Register of Historic Places

Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse

Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Listed
February 17, 1971
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
71000714

About this property

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. 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. Painter and teacher Thomas Hovenden (1840–1895) was a member of the meeting, and is buried with his wife, painter Helen Corson Hovenden, in the adjacent cemetery. 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.

Location

Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
40.10233, -75.27968

Categories

EDUCATIONRELIGION
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Hovenden House, Barn and Abolition Hall
Civil War
0.1 mi
Plymouth Meeting Historic District
Listed
0.2 mi
Cold Point Historic District
Listed
1.1 mi
Corson, Alan W., Homestead
Early Republic
1.3 mi
Mount Joy
Industrial
1.8 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Barren Hill (Pennsylvania)
1778Revolutionary War
1.6 mi
Battle of Whitemarsh
1777Revolutionary War
3.9 mi
Skirmish at Whitemarsh
1777Revolutionary War
3.9 mi

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When was Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse listed on the National Register?

Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 17, 1971.

What type of historic resource is Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse?

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

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The period of significance for Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse is recorded as the industrial era.

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