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Newtown Friends Meetinghouse and Cemetery

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Newtown Friends Meetinghouse and Cemetery is a historic Quaker meetinghouse and cemetery in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1817, and is a two-story, stuccoed stone building with a gable roof. It measures 60 feet by 40 feet, 6 bays long and 3 bays deep. A one-story porch was added in 1866, and the second floor was added in 1900. Also on the property is a contributing horse shed, built in 1819. Adjacent to the meeting house is the contributing cemetery.The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.Notable intermentsEdward Hicks (1780–1849), Quaker minister and American folk artistMichael Hutchinson Jenks (1795–1867), U.S. Congressman

Address: 219 Court St, Newtown (Comté de Bucks, Pennsylvanie) 18940
Phone: (215) 968-1655
State: PA
City: Newtown
Street Number: 219 Court St
Zip Code: 18940
categories: landmark & historical place, cemetery, church


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