New Garden Township
Historical Resource #31
New Garden Friends Meeting
875 Newark Rd
Avondale, PA
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New Garden Township
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GPS: 39.81494° N, 75.75252° W
GIS: 2529591, 181789 State Plane Zone 3702; North American Datum 1983; Units: Feet
| HR #31 is recognized under the New Garden Township Historical Ordinance (adopted 8-10-2009) as meeting the following criteria: | |
| [X] | (a) shall have been constructed, or had any portion thereof constructed, prior to January 1, 1940; and |
| [X] | (b) shall have significant character, interest or value as an example of development, heritage or character of New Garden Township, or |
| [X] | (c) shall reflect the environment in an era of history characterized by a distinctive architectural style, or |
| [X] | (d) shall embody distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style or engineering specimen. |
Tax Parcel ID: 60-3-114
Description: RELIGIOUS
Year Built: 1918
Caution: This county data may not be properly matched to HR #31 and dates before 1920 are especially unreliable.
Prior to 1712 Friends of New Garden had travelled the seven miles to Old Kennett Meeting House twice weekly to worship. After 1712 the Friends began meeting at the home of John Miller. He had intended to donate land for the construction of a Meeting House but died in 1713 before that was accomplished. His son, James Miller, carried out his father's wishes and donated six acres of land for this purpose. A Log Meeting House was built and the first service was held in the fall of 1715.
Extracted from Ann Hagerty, 1977
In 1743, having outgrown the Log Meeting House, the present Brick Meeting House was constructed.
Extracted from Ann Hagerty, 1977
Extracted from Ann Hagerty, 1977
Notation: Friends M.H.
Note the Brick Yard a few hundred yards to the east on Bucktoe Rd. Although this map was made 117 years after the construction of the southern portion of the Meeting House, it does suggest that the bricks were probably local.
Notation: New Garden Riends Meet'g Ho. & Grave Yard
Notation: N G Meeting House & Grave Yard
As a result of the Rt 41 Bypass project, the New Garden Meeting House was declared Ineligible for the National Historic Register. In the opinion of PHMC it is not historically or architecturally significant and has suffered a loss of integrity. The report is available at https://gis.penndot.gov/CRGISAttachments/SiteResource/H126605_114295_D.pdf
- Ann Hagerty, Once Upon A Time In New Garden Township, New Garden Friends Meeting, 1977.
- Peg Jones, A History of New Garden Friends Meeting, 2015.
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The Historical Commission is always looking for additional information about this resource. |
