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.[3]
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.[4][5]
The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Morris County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. February 12, 2018. p. 18.
- ^ "FMH History". randolphmeetinghouse.org. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ A History of Morris County, New Jersey: Embracing Upwards of Two Centuries, 1710-1913 ... Lewis Historical Publishing Company. 1914.
- ^ "Association Home Page". www.randolphmeetinghouse.org. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ Karschner, Terry (June 4, 1973). "NRHP Nomination: Friends Meetinghouse". National Park Service.
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