Parkersville Friends Meetinghouse

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Parkersville Friends Meetinghouse
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Parkersville Friends Meetinghouse, December 2009
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LocationSouth of Parkersville off Pennsylvania Route 926, Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°53′10″N75°38′44″W / 39.88611°N 75.64556°W / 39.88611; -75.64556 Coordinates: 39°53′10″N75°38′44″W / 39.88611°N 75.64556°W / 39.88611; -75.64556
Area9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1830
NRHP reference No. 73001610 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 20, 1973

Parkersville Friends Meetinghouse, also known as Kennett Preparative Meeting of Friends, is a historic Quaker meeting house located in Pennsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1830, and rebuilt in 1917 after a fire. [2] It is a one-story, stone building with a gable roof.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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 Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (April 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Parkersville Friends Meetinghouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-30.