Little Egg Harbor Friends Meeting House | |
Location | 21 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 39°36′12″N74°20′29″W / 39.60333°N 74.34139°W Coordinates: 39°36′12″N74°20′29″W / 39.60333°N 74.34139°W |
Area | 2.2 acres (0.89 ha) |
Built | 1863 |
Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 02001511 [1] |
NJRHP No. | 4088 [2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 9, 2002 |
Designated NJRHP | October 18, 2002 |
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). [3] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 9, 2002, for its significance in architecture and religion. [4] 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.
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