Evesham Friends Meeting House

Evesham Friends Meeting House
Evesham Friends Meeting House is located in Burlington County, New Jersey
Evesham Friends Meeting House
Evesham Friends Meeting House is located in New Jersey
Evesham Friends Meeting House
Evesham Friends Meeting House is located in the United States
Evesham Friends Meeting House
LocationMoorestown-Mt. Laurel and Hainesport-Mt. Laurel Roads. (Evesboro Road), Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey
Coordinates39°56′5″N 74°53′32″W / 39.93472°N 74.89222°W / 39.93472; -74.89222
Area3.9 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1760
Architectural styleQuaker architecture
NRHP reference No.82003268[1]
NJRHP No.849[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 22, 1982
Designated NJRHPApril 21, 1981

The Evesham Friends Meeting House, also known as the Mount Laurel Meeting House, is a historic Quaker meeting house located at Moorestown-Mt. Laurel and Hainesport-Mt. Laurel Roads (Evesboro Road) in the township of Mount Laurel in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 22, 1982, for its significance in architecture, military history, and religion.[1][3]

The meeting house was built in 1760 from local sandstone and expanded in 1798. It is the second oldest extent Quaker meeting house in Burlington County. The original meeting house on the site was built in 1698 behind the current building. A movable partition divides the older, eastern section from the newer section. During the Orthodox-Hicksite split, adherents of the Orthodox view met in the older section, while the Hicksites met in the newer section.[4]

  • Interior of older section in 1936
    Interior of older section in 1936
  • First floor plan
    First floor plan
  • Plot plan
    Plot plan

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#82003268)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Burlington County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 25, 2024. p. 13.
  3. ^ Pillsbury, Nan (April 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Evesham Friends Meeting House". National Park Service. With accompanying 18 photos
  4. ^ "Evesham Friends Meeting House, HABS NJ-31" (PDF). Library of Congress. Historic American Buildings Survey. Retrieved January 11, 2016.