Dover Friends Meetinghouse
Religious Society of Friends Meetinghouse | |
 Meetinghouse c. 1915 | |
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| Location | 141 Central Ave., Dover, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates | 43°11′12″N 70°52′25″W / 43.18667°N 70.87361°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1768 |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000421[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 29, 1980 |
The Religious Society of Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house at 141 Central Avenue in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire. Built in 1768, it is a two-story wood frame structure, 50 feet (15 m) long and 37 feet (11 m) wide. A projecting vestibule with simple Greek Revival styling is a 19th-century alteration. It is the only known 18th-century Quaker meetinghouse in the state.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Religious Society of Friends Meetinghouse". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
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- Quaker meeting houses in New Hampshire
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- Religious buildings completed in 1768
- Churches in Strafford County, New Hampshire
- Buildings and structures in Dover, New Hampshire
- 18th-century Quaker meeting houses
- National Register of Historic Places in Strafford County, New Hampshire
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