Makefield Meeting Explained

Makefield Meeting
Location:Northeast of Newtown at Mt. Eyre Road and Dolington Road, Upper Makefield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.2658°N -74.8872°W
Built:1752, 1764
Added:January 18, 1974
Refnum:74001758

Makefield Meeting, also known as the Makefield Monthly Meeting; Meeting House at Dolington, is an historic, American Quaker meeting house complex that is located in Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Weekly worship services are held at 10 a.m. on Sundays.

History and notable features

Built in 1752, this historic structure is a two-story, six-bay, stuccoed, stone structure with a gable roof. Its second story was added in 1764; the building was renovated in 1851. The complex also includes the -story, stuccoed, stone schoolmaster's house that was built in 1787, and a horse shed that was built circa 1800.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Weekly worship services are held at 10 a.m. on Sundays.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-10-30. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H001690_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Makefield Meeting]. 2012-10-29. Harvey Freedenberg. PDF. June 1973.