Old Quaker Meeting House (Flushing, New York)

Old Quaker Meeting House (Flushing, New York)
Old Quaker Meetinghouse
Old Quaker Meeting House (Flushing, New York) is located in New York City
Location: Flushing, Queens in New York, NY
Coordinates: 40°45′46.9″N 73°49′49.3″W / 40.763028°N 73.830361°W / 40.763028; -73.830361Coordinates: 40°45′46.9″N 73°49′49.3″W / 40.763028°N 73.830361°W / 40.763028; -73.830361
Built: 1694
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 67000015[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: December 24, 1967
Designated NHL: December 24, 1967 [2]

The Old Quaker Meeting House is a historic Quaker house of worship located at 137-16 Northern Boulevard, in Flushing, Queens, New York. It is part of Flushing Monthly Meeting.

The site, built in 1694, is the oldest house of worship in New York City, one of the three oldest continuously active sites of religious activity in North America, and the second oldest Quaker meeting house in the nation. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1967.[2][3]

Today, it still serves as a Quaker Meeting, with meetings for worship taking place every Sunday.

See also

  • Oldest churches in the United States

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ a b "Old Quaker Meetinghouse". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-11. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=745&ResourceType=Building. 
  3. ^ Patricia Heintzelman (October 11, 1975). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Old Quaker Meeting HousePDF (307 KB). National Park Service  and Accompanying photos, 3 exterior and 1 interior, from 1975.PDF (1.27 MB)

External links

v · d · eNew York City Historic Sites

NRHP: Manhattan – Brooklyn – Queens – Staten Island – Bronx • NHL: New York State

NYC: Manhattan – Brooklyn – Queens – Staten Island – Bronx



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