Woodbury Friends' Meetinghouse Explained

Woodbury Friends' Meetinghouse
Coordinates:39.8406°N -75.1511°W
Built:1715
Added:February 6, 1973
Refnum:73001100
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:May 1, 1972
Designated Other1 Number:1439[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

The Woodbury Friends' Meetinghouse is located at 120 North Broad Street in the city of Woodbury in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. The Friends meeting house was built in 1715 and was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1936.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 6, 1973, for its significance in architecture and religion.[3]

History and description

The western side of the meetinghouse was built in 1715 and the eastern side in 1785. The two-story building is constructed using red brick, with Flemish bond and glazed brick on the western side. It was used by the Quakers in the Woodbury area, including the Whitall family. During the American Revolutionary War, it was used as a barracks by the British Army and as a hospital after the Battle of Red Bank in 1777.[3]

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 . 7 . December 27, 2023 .
  2. Web site: Friends Meetinghouse . 1936 . Historic American Buildings Survey.
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=73001100}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Woodbury Friends' Meetinghouse ]. National Park Service. William B. . Bassett . June 1971 . With