Providence Friends Meetinghouse

Providence Friends Meetinghouse is a Historic Quaker meeting house at 105 North Providence Road in Media, Pennsylvania. The first mention of the Providence Friends meeting was in 1696 when it was recorded that a meeting will be held "At Thomas Minshall's every First and Fourth day."[1] The meeting was moved from Thomas Minshall's house in 1700 to a log building which was replaced by a stone structure in 1727.

Providence Friends Meetinghouse in December 2010
Providence Friends Meetinghouse in 1926

In 1753, the previous stone structure was removed and replaced with a larger stone building that stands today.[2]

John Martin Broomall, the U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district was known to attend the Providence Friends Meetinghouse and spoke there several times.[3]

The Providence Friends Meetinghouse is an active worship center.[4]

References
  1. Ashmead, Henry Graham (1884). History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: L. H. Everts & Co. pp. 655-656. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. Jordan, John W. (1912). A History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania and Its People. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 397. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  3. Humes, Doug. "In search of Broomall..." www.patch.com. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  4. "Providence Friends Meetinghouse". www.fgcquaker.org. Retrieved 20 June 2017.

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