South River Friends Meetinghouse
The South River Friends Meetinghouse, or Quaker Meeting House, is a historic Friends meeting house located at Lynchburg, Virginia. It was completed in 1798. It is a rubble stone structure, approximately 30 by 51 feet (9.1 by 15.5 m), with walls 16 inches thick, and 12 feet high. The building ceased as a Quaker meeting house in the 1840s, and stands on the grounds of the Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church. Adjacent to the structure is a historic graveyard. Buried there are Sarah Lynch (in an unmarked grave) and her son John, the founder of the city whose final resting place is marked by a plain Quaker stone and a modern plaque.[3]
South River Friends Meetinghouse | |
 South River Friends Meetinghouse, Lynchburg VA, November 2008 | |
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| Location | 5810 Fort Ave., Lynchburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°22′23″N 79°11′32″W |
| Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
| Built | 1791 |
| NRHP reference No. | 75002113[1] |
| VLR No. | 118-0015 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 28, 1975 |
| Designated VLR | May 20, 1975[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: South River Friends Meetinghouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
- South River Quaker Meeting House, 5810 Fort Avenue, Lynchburg, VA: 2 photos, 1 data page, and 1 photo caption page, at Historic American Buildings Survey
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