Cropwell Friends Meeting House

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Cropwell Friends Meeting House
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The Meeting House and cemetery in 2013
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Location810 Cropwell Road, Evesham Township, New Jersey
Coordinates 39°53′35.2″N74°56′13.1″W / 39.893111°N 74.936972°W / 39.893111; -74.936972
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1793 (1793)
MPS Evesham Township MPS
NRHP reference No. 92000976 [1]
NJRHP No.795 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 14, 1992
Designated NJRHPJune 25, 1992

Cropwell Friends Meeting House is a historic Quaker meeting house and active Quaker community at 810 Cropwell Road in the Cropwell section of Evesham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.

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Thomas Evans was one of the first Friends to settle in the Marlton area; in 1701, he signed a deed with Lenape leader King Himolin for a farm in what is now the Marlton area. [3] The property for a school was acquired in 1793 and the meetinghouse constructed in 1809. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [4]

An active Quaker congregation continues to worship in the building.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Burlington County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. February 12, 2018. p. 7.
  3. "Historic Resources of Evesham Township, New Jersey" . Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  4. Westfield, Margaret (August 14, 1992). "NRHP Nomination: Cropwell Friends Meeting House". National Park Service.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) "Accompanying 5 photos".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)