Springfield Friends Meeting House Explained

The Springfield Friends Meetinghouse is a Quaker meeting house that is located at 1001 Old Sproul Road in Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.

History and notable features

The Quakers who settled in Springfield founded a society of Friends in 1686. The first meetinghouse built here was erected in 1703 but was then destroyed by fire in 1737.^[1] That original building may have been built using stone but was more likely a log structure.

The construction of a new meetinghouse began in 1738. A stone building, it functioned as the meetinghouse for 113 years; it was then replaced in 1850 by a new structure that still stands today and is still an active worship center.^{[2] [3]}

The Peace Center of Delaware County also operates out of the meetinghouse.^[4]

Notable burials

• Edward Mifflin (1923–1971), Pennsylvania State Representative

External links

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Notes and References

1. Book: Jordan. John W.. A History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania and Its People. 1912. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. New York. 397. 20 June 2017.
2. Book: Ashmeade. Henry Graham. History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. 1884. L.H. Everts & Co.. Philadelphia. 716-717. 17 June 2017.
3. Web site: Springfield Friends Meeting. fgcquakercloud.org. 17 June 2017.
4. Web site: Peace Center of Delaware County. delcopeacecenter.org. 17 June 2017.