Woodbury Friends' Meetinghouse | |
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Location | 120 North Broad Street, Woodbury, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 39°50′26″N75°9′4″W / 39.84056°N 75.15111°W |
Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
Built | 1715 |
NRHP reference No. | 73001100 [1] |
NJRHP No. | 1439 [2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 6, 1973 |
Designated NJRHP | May 1, 1972 |
The Woodbury Friends' Meetinghouse is located at 120 North Broad Street in the city of Woodbury in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. The Friends meeting house was built in 1715 and was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1936. [3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 6, 1973, for its significance in architecture and religion. [1] [4]
The western side of the meetinghouse was built in 1715 and the eastern side in 1785. The two-story building is constructed using red brick, with Flemish bond and glazed brick on the western side. It was used by the Quakers in the Woodbury area, including the Whitall family. During the American Revolutionary War, it was used as a barracks by the British Army and as a hospital after the Battle of Red Bank in 1777. [4]
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