Camden Friends Meetinghouse
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Camden Friends Meetinghouse | |
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Camden Friends Meetinghouse, HABS Photo, 1936 | |
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| Location | Commerce St., Camden, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°6′52″N 75°32′54″W / 39.11444°N 75.54833°WCoordinates: 39°6′52″N 75°32′54″W / 39.11444°N 75.54833°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1805 |
| Built by | Hunn, Jonathan; Hunn, Patience |
| NRHP Reference # | 73000485[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 03, 1973 |
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Camden Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house located on Commerce Street in Camden, Kent County, Delaware. It was built in 1805, and is a two-story, gambrel-roofed, brick building. The roof is punctuated by two shed roofed dormers. The second floor housed a school that operated from 1805 to 1882.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
The Meetinghouse's cemetery contains the remains of noted abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor John Hunn and his son, Delaware Governor John Hunn.
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Vincent Rogers (July 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Camden Friends Meetinghouse" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying four photos
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DE-5, "Camden Friends Meetinghouse, East Camden-Wyoming Avenue, Camden, Kent County, DE", 1 photo, 2 data pages, supplemental material
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