Makefield Meeting

Makefield Meeting
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Makefield Meeting. October 2012.
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Location	Northeast of Newtown at Mt. Eyre Road and Dolington Road, Upper Makefield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°15′57″N74°53′14″W / 40.26583°N 74.88722°W / 40.26583; -74.88722
Area	1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built	1752, 1764
NRHP reference No.	74001758 [1]
Added to NRHP	January 18, 1974

Makefield Meeting, also known as the Makefield Monthly Meeting; Meeting House at Dolington, is an historic, American Quaker meeting house complex that is located in Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. ^[1] Weekly worship services are held at 10 a.m. on Sundays.

History and notable features

Built in 1752, this historic structure is a two-story, six-bay, stuccoed, stone structure with a gable roof. Its second story was added in 1764; the building was renovated in 1851. The complex also includes the 2+1⁄2-story, stuccoed, stone schoolmaster's house that was built in 1787, and a horse shed that was built circa 1800. ^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Harvey Freedenberg (June 1973). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Makefield Meeting. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 10, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

External links

• Makefield Friends Meeting