Makefield Meeting

Makefield Meeting
Makefield Meeting. October 2012.
Location Northeast of Newtown at Mt. Eyre Road and Dolington Road, Upper Makefield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°15′57″N 74°53′14″W / 40.26583°N 74.88722°W / 40.26583; -74.88722Coordinates: 40°15′57″N 74°53′14″W / 40.26583°N 74.88722°W / 40.26583; -74.88722
Area 1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built 1752, 1764
NRHP reference # 74001758[1]
Added to NRHP January 18, 1974

Makefield Meeting, also known as Makefield Monthly Meeting; Meeting House at Dolington, is a historic Quaker meeting house complex located in Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1752 and the second story was added in 1764. It is a two-story, six bay, stuccoed stone structure with a gable roof. The building was renovated in 1851. The complex also includes the 2 1/2-story, stuccoed stone schoolmaster's house built in 1787, and a horse shed built about 1800.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1] Weekly worship services are held at 10am on Sundays.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Harvey Freedenberg (June 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Makefield Meeting" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-29.


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