List of Quaker meeting houses

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This is a list of Quaker meeting houses. Numerous Quaker meeting houses are individually notable, either for their congregations or events or for architecture of their historic buildings. A number of United Kingdom ones are registered as listed buildings, and a number in the United States are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Australia

France

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Meeting house, Congénies

United Kingdom

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Ifield Friends Meeting House, one of the oldest purpose-built Quaker buildings in the world

Britain Yearly Meeting is the organization of Quakers in England, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands. Several meeting houses have been listed for their architectural merit. Notable individual meeting houses include:

Former meeting houses

Several meeting houses are no longer in use by Friends, but are still listed buildings:

United States

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