Providence Friends Meetinghouse

Providence Friends Meetinghouse is a Historic Quaker meeting house at 105 North Providence Road in Media, Pennsylvania. It is still an active worship center.^[1]

The first mention of the Providence Friends meeting was in 1696 when it was recorded that a meeting will be held "At Thomas Minshall's every First and Fourth day."^[2] The meeting was moved from Thomas Minshall's house in 1700 to a log building which was replaced by a stone structure in 1727.

In 1753, the previous stone structure was removed and replaced with a larger stone building that stands today.^[3]

John Martin Broomall, the U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district was known to attend the Providence Friends Meetinghouse and spoke there several times.^[4]

The Providence Friends Meetinghouse continues to be an active worship center.^[5]

References

↑ "Providence Friends Meetinghouse". www.fgcquaker.org. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
↑ Ashmead, Henry Graham (1884). History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: L. H. Everts & Co. pp. 655-656. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
↑ Jordan, John W. (1914). A History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania and Its People. Vol. 2. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 397. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
↑ Humes, Doug. "In search of Broomall..." www.patch.com. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
↑ "Providence Friends Meetinghouse". www.fgcquaker.org. Retrieved 20 June 2017.

External links

Official website
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-180, "Quaker Meetinghouse, Media, Delaware County, PA", 1 photo

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