Main Street Friends Meeting House | |
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| Location | 19 South Street,Medford, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 39°53′51″N74°49′19.8″W / 39.89750°N 74.822167°W /39.89750; -74.822167 |
| Built | 1843 (1843) |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000589[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 4348[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | August 24, 2011 |
| Designated NJRHP | June 2, 2011 |
TheMain Street Friends Meeting House, also known as theMedford Hicksite Meeting House, is a historicQuakermeeting house located in the township ofMedford inBurlington County, New Jersey, United States. It was built from 1842 to 1843 by theHicksite Sect of the Medford Friends.[3] The brick building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 2011, for its significance in architecture.[1][4]
The Society of Friends in Medford, then known as Upper Evesham, was organized in 1759. They built a new meeting house in 1814. The Friends split into two branches in 1827, Orthodox and Hicksite, followers ofElias Hicks. In 1823, the Hicksite sect in Medford built a new meeting house, now known as the Main Street Friends Meeting House, matching the 1814 building. It is a two-story brick building featuring modest architecture and a simple interior. In 1955, the two groups reunited, named Medford United Monthly Meeting.[4][5]
The Medford Friends Hicksite Cemetery adjoins the property to the northeast.[4]
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