Fall Creek Meeting House Explained

Fall Creek Meeting House
Nearest City:State Road 38 southeast of Pendleton, approximately 1.5 miles southeast of its junction with U.S. Route 36, Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana
Coordinates:39.9931°N -85.7064°W
Built:1857
Added:January 2, 1997
Refnum:96001544

The Fall Creek Meeting House is a historic Quaker meeting house located approximately 3miles east of Pendleton, Indiana, United States, on State Road 38 in Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana.

History

In 1834, Enos Adamson deeded 3acres east of Pendleton to the Society of Friends. Adamson was paid $15 for the land. In 1836 the congregation built a log house for worship on the ground. In 1857, a frame meeting house was constructed at a cost of $800. The meeting house is representative of the rural meeting houses of the period. The building is still maintained and a pioneer cemetery adjoins the meeting house.[1]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fall Creek Meeting House. 2016-05-01. Laura Thayer. PDF. July 1996. and Accompanying photographs.