East Blackstone Friends Meetinghouse
The East Blackstone Friends Meetinghouse (also known as "Mendon Lower Meeting" or "Smithfield Monthly Meeting") is a historic Quaker meetinghouse in Blackstone, Massachusetts. The small single-story wood frame structure was built in 1812 on land donated to the Quakers by Samuel Smith, a local landowner. The building was used regularly throughout the 19th century for meetings, and sporadically since then.[2]
East Blackstone Friends Meetinghouse | |
East Blackstone Friends Meetinghouse | |
Location | 197 Elm Street, Blackstone, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°3′9″N 71°31′23″W |
Built | 1812 |
Architectural style | Georgian |
NRHP reference No. | 95001035[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 22, 1995 |
The meeting house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- "MACRIS inventory record for East Blackstone Friends Meetinghouse". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
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