Friends Meetinghouse (Randolph, New Jersey)

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Randolph Friends Meetinghouse
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Nearest city Randolph, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°51′54″N74°34′11″W / 40.86500°N 74.56972°W / 40.86500; -74.56972
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1758 (1758)
NRHP reference No. 73001121 [1]
NJRHP No.2229 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 4, 1973
Designated NJRHPJanuary 29, 1973

Randolph Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house in Randolph, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The land on which the Meeting House stands was purchased by a small group of Quakers in 1758 for a burying ground, i.e. Cemetery The same year a subscription was raised to build a Meeting House on the site for religious and business meeting.

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History

Presumably, English colonists built the Meetinghouse, completing it in 1758. [3]

On October 22, 1898, a board of trustees formed the Friends Meeting House and Cemetery Association and bought the site in order to preserve it for future generations. [4] [5]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [6]

Panorama of Randolph Quaker Meeting House & Cemetery.jpg
Panoramic view of Meetinghouse and adjoining cemetery, 2022.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Morris County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. February 12, 2018. p. 18.
  3. "FMH History". randolphmeetinghouse.org. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  4. A History of Morris County, New Jersey: Embracing Upwards of Two Centuries, 1710-1913 ... Lewis Historical Publishing Company. 1914.
  5. "Association Home Page". www.randolphmeetinghouse.org. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  6. Karschner, Terry (June 4, 1973). "NRHP Nomination: Friends Meetinghouse". National Park Service.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) "Accompanying 2 photos, from 1973".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)