Friends Meetinghouse (Randolph, New Jersey)

	Randolph Friends Meetinghouse
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Randolph, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°51′54″N 74°34′11″W / 40.86500°N 74.56972°W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1758
NRHP reference No.	73001121
NJRHP No.	2229
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 4, 1973
Designated NJRHP	January 29, 1973

Randolph Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house in Randolph, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The land on which the Meeting House stands was purchased by a small group of Quakers in 1758 for a burying ground, i.e. Cemetery The same year a subscription was raised to build a Meeting House on the site for religious and business meeting.

History

Presumably, English colonists built the Meetinghouse, completing it in 1758.^[3]

On October 22, 1898, a board of trustees formed the Friends Meeting House and Cemetery Association and bought the site in order to preserve it for future generations.^[4]^[5]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[6]

Panoramic view of Meetinghouse and adjoining cemetery, 2022.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Morris County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. February 12, 2018. p. 18.
^ "FMH History". randolphmeetinghouse.org. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
^ A History of Morris County, New Jersey: Embracing Upwards of Two Centuries, 1710-1913 ... Lewis Historical Publishing Company. 1914.
^ "Association Home Page". www.randolphmeetinghouse.org. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
^ Karschner, Terry (June 4, 1973). "NRHP Nomination: Friends Meetinghouse". National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) "Accompanying 2 photos, from 1973". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[NJRHP-2] "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Morris County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. February 12, 2018. p. 18.

[3] "FMH History". randolphmeetinghouse.org. Retrieved July 11, 2022.

[4] A History of Morris County, New Jersey: Embracing Upwards of Two Centuries, 1710-1913 ... Lewis Historical Publishing Company. 1914.

[5] "Association Home Page". www.randolphmeetinghouse.org. Retrieved July 11, 2022.

[nrhpnom-6] Karschner, Terry (June 4, 1973). "NRHP Nomination: Friends Meetinghouse". National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) "Accompanying 2 photos, from 1973". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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