Newtown Friends Meetinghouse and Cemetery

Historic cemetery in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, US

United States historic place


Newtown Friends Meetinghouse and Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Newtown Friends Meetinghouse. October 2012.
40°13′31″N 74°56′09″W / 40.22528°N 74.93583°W / 40.22528; -74.93583
Built	1817
NRHP reference No.	77001129^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 21, 1977

Newtown Friends Meetinghouse and Cemetery is a historic Quaker meetinghouse and cemetery in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1817, and is a two-story, stuccoed stone building with a gable roof. It measures 60 feet by 40 feet, 6 bays long and 3 bays deep. A one-story porch was added in 1866, and the second floor was added in 1900. Also on the property is a contributing horse shed, built in 1819. Adjacent to the meeting house is the contributing cemetery.^[2]

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Notable interments

Edward Hicks (1780–1849), Quaker minister and American folk artist
Michael Hutchinson Jenks (1795–1867), U.S. Congressman

References

^ "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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-10-29. Note: This includes Lois C. Mammel; Kenneth A. Mammel & Susan Zacher (October 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Newtown Friends Meetinghouse and Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-29.

External links

Official website
Newtown Friends Meetinghouse and Cemetery at Find a Grave
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newtown Friends Meeting Cemetery
Listing at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings