Friends Meetinghouse (Randolph, New Jersey) Explained

Randolph Friends Meetinghouse
Nearest City:Randolph, New Jersey
Coordinates:40.865°N -74.5697°W
Added:June 4, 1973
Refnum:73001121
Designated Other1 Name:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Abbr:NJRHP
Designated Other1 Link:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Date:January 29, 1973
Designated Other1 Number:2229[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

Randolph Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house in Randolph, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The land on which the Meeting House stands was purchased by a small group of Quakers in 1758 for a burying ground, i.e. Cemetery The same year a subscription was raised to build a Meeting House on the site for religious and business meeting.

History

Presumably, English colonists built the Meetinghouse, completing it in 1758.[2]

On October 22, 1898, a board of trustees formed the Friends Meeting House and Cemetery Association and bought the site in order to preserve it for future generations.[3] [4]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Morris County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office . 18 . February 12, 2018 .
  2. Web site: FMH History . 2022-07-11 . randolphmeetinghouse.org.
  3. Book: A History of Morris County, New Jersey: Embracing Upwards of Two Centuries, 1710-1913 ... . 1914 . Lewis Historical Publishing Company . en.
  4. Web site: Association Home Page . 2022-07-11 . www.randolphmeetinghouse.org.
  5. [{{NRHP url|id=73001121}} NRHP Nomination: Friends Meetinghouse ]. Karschner. Terry. June 4, 1973. National Park Service. [{{NRHP url|id=73001121 |photos=y}} Accompanying 2 photos, from 1973.].