Upper Greenwich Friends Meetinghouse Explained

Upper Greenwich Friends Meetinghouse
Location:413 Kings Highway, East Greenwich Township, Mickleton, New Jersey
Coordinates:39.7931°N -75.2392°W
Built:1799
Architect:Vincent Kling
Architecture:Federal
Added:February 28, 1997
Refnum:97000062
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:December 30, 1996
Designated Other1 Number:3162[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

The Upper Greenwich Friends Meetinghouse, also known as the Mickleton Friends Meetinghouse, is located at 413 Kings Highway in the Mickleton section of the township of East Greenwich in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. The Friends meeting house was built in 1799 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 28, 1997, for its significance in architecture. The listing includes the adjacent church graveyard.[2]

History and description

The meetinghouse is a two-story building constructed using red brick and featuring Federal architecture. On August 15, 1799, Samuel Mickle sold to the Quakers for one dollar. The meetinghouse was completed later that year. An annex was built in 1919. The meetinghouse was renovated in Colonial Revival style by architect Vincent Kling in 1942.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Gloucester County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office . 1 . December 27, 2023 .
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=97000062}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Upper Greenwich Friends Meetinghouse ]. National Park Service. Margaret . Westfield . July 1996 . With