Upper Greenwich Friends Meetinghouse

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Upper Greenwich Friends Meetinghouse
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Location413 Kings Highway, East Greenwich Township, Mickleton, New Jersey
Coordinates 39°47′35″N75°14′21″W / 39.79306°N 75.23917°W / 39.79306; -75.23917
Area3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built1799
ArchitectVincent Kling
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 97000062 [1]
NJRHP No.3162 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 28, 1997
Designated NJRHPDecember 30, 1996

The Upper Greenwich Friends Meetinghouse, also known as the Mickleton Friends Meetinghouse, is located at 413 Kings Highway in the Mickleton section of the township of East Greenwich in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. The Friends meeting house was built in 1799 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 28, 1997, for its significance in architecture. [1] The listing includes the adjacent church graveyard. [3]

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History and description

The meetinghouse is a two-story building constructed using red brick and featuring Federal architecture. On August 15, 1799, Samuel Mickle sold 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) to the Quakers for one dollar. The meetinghouse was completed later that year. An annex was built in 1919. The meetinghouse was renovated in Colonial Revival style by architect Vincent Kling in 1942. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System  (#97000062)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Gloucester County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 27, 2023. p. 1.
  3. 1 2 Westfield, Margaret (July 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Upper Greenwich Friends Meetinghouse". National Park Service. With accompanying 15 photos