Uwchlan Meetinghouse
Appearance
Uwchlan Meetinghouse | |
Location | N. Village Ave. (Rte. 113), Lionville, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°3′16″N 75°39′37″W / 40.05444°N 75.66028°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1756 |
NRHP reference No. | 73001606[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 20, 1973 |
Uwchlan Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house located on North Village Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 113) at Lionville in Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1756, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, rubble fieldstone structure with a gable roof. During the winter of 1777–78, it was used as a hospital by the Continental Army at Valley Forge and staffed by Dr. Bodo Otto (1711–1787).[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes David C. Stacks (July 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Uwchlan Meetinghouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-30.
Categories:
- Quaker meeting houses in Pennsylvania
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Churches in Chester County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Houses completed in 1756
- 1756 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Chester County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs
- Pennsylvania church stubs