Uwchlan Meetinghouse

Coordinates: 40°3′16″N 75°39′37″W / 40.05444°N 75.66028°W / 40.05444; -75.66028
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Uwchlan Meetinghouse
Uwchlan Meetinghouse, February 2011
Uwchlan Meetinghouse is located in Pennsylvania
Uwchlan Meetinghouse
Uwchlan Meetinghouse is located in the United States
Uwchlan Meetinghouse
LocationN. Village Ave. (Rte. 113), Lionville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°3′16″N 75°39′37″W / 40.05444°N 75.66028°W / 40.05444; -75.66028
Arealess than one acre
Built1756
NRHP reference No.73001606[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 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+12-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

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "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.