Friends Meetinghouse (Randolph, New Jersey)
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.
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.
The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
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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