Friends Church | |
Location | 314 W. Broadway, Maryville, Tennessee, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 35°45′11″N83°58′25″W / 35.75306°N 83.97361°W Coordinates: 35°45′11″N83°58′25″W / 35.75306°N 83.97361°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1871 |
Architectural style | Italianate |
MPS | Blount County MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 89000879 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 25, 1989 |
Friends Church is a historic church at 314 W. Broadway in Maryville, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.
It was built in 1871 as a meetinghouse for the local congregation of the Society of Friends (Quakers). The Quakers were an important group in Maryville in the 19th century that played a major role in building the community's early schools, including the Freedman's Institute and Maryville Normal School. The single-story brick church is of Italianate design and is laid out on an ell plan. [2]
Since 1940 the building has been used for Episcopal worship. It currently houses St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. [3]
It is the oldest brick church in Blount County, [2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It became a Blount County historic landmark in 2007. [3]
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