Makefield Meeting

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Makefield Meeting
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Makefield Meeting. October 2012.
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LocationNortheast 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
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1752, 1764
NRHP reference No. 74001758 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 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.

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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]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Harvey Freedenberg (June 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Makefield Meeting" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-29.
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