West Nottingham Meetinghouse

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West Nottingham Meetinghouse
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West Nottingham Meetinghouse, April 2010
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LocationHarrisville Road (Old MD 268), Rising Sun, Maryland
Coordinates 39°41′12″N76°4′46″W / 39.68667°N 76.07944°W / 39.68667; -76.07944
Area2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1811 (1811)
NRHP reference No. 76000988 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1976

The West Nottingham Meetinghouse, or Little Brick Meetinghouse, is a historic Friends meeting house located at Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It is a brick one-story building built in 1811, rectangularly shaped, and measuring 45 feet, 4 inches by 30 feet. [2] Also on the property is a graveyard. [2] The structure features two entrances, one for women and one for men, and sliding panels to divide the interior space in half, as well as the raised "Elder's Benches." [3]

The West Nottingham Meetinghouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Properties in Maryland". mht.maryland.gov. Archived from the original on March 16, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  3. ↑ George W. Lutz, III (December 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: West Nottingham Meetinghouse" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
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