Old Quaker Meeting House

Infobox_nrhp | name =Old Quaker Meetinghouse
nrhp_type = nhl
locmapin = New York

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location= Flushing, Queens in New York, NY
lat_degrees = 40 | lat_minutes = 45 | lat_seconds = 46.9 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 73 | long_minutes = 49 | long_seconds = 49.3 | long_direction = W
area =
built =1694
architect=
architecture=
designated= December 24, 1967 cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=745&ResourceType=Building
title=Old Quaker Meetinghouse|date=2007-09-11|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = December 24, 1967
governing_body = Private
refnum=67000015cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Old Quaker Meeting House is a historic Quaker house of worship located at 137-16 Northern Boulevard, in Flushing, Queens, New York.

The site, built in 1694, is the oldest house of worship in New York City and the second oldest Quaker meeting house in the nation. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1967.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/67000015.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Old Quaker Meeting House] |307 KB|author=Patricia Heintzelman|date=October 11, 1975|publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/67000015.pdf Accompanying photos, 3 exterior and 1 interior, from 1975.] |1.27 MB]

Today, it still serves as a Quaker Meeting, with meetings for worship taking place every Sunday; it is part of Flushing Monthly Meeting.

References

External links

* [http://www.nyym.org/flushing/ Old Quaker Meeting House] (official site)