West Nottingham Meetinghouse

West Nottingham Meetinghouse

West Nottingham Meetinghouse, April 2010
Location Harrisville Road (Old MD 268), Rising Sun, Maryland
Coordinates 39°41′12″N 76°4′46″W / 39.68667°N 76.07944°W / 39.68667; -76.07944Coordinates: 39°41′12″N 76°4′46″W / 39.68667°N 76.07944°W / 39.68667; -76.07944
Area 2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Built 1811 (1811)
NRHP Reference # 76000988[1]
Added to NRHP November 7, 1976

The West Nottingham Meetinghouse, or Little Brick Meetinghouse, is a historic Friends meeting house located at Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It is a brick one-story building built in 1811, rectangularly shaped, and measuring 45 feet, 4 inches by 30 feet. Also on the property is a graveyard. The structure features two entrances, one for women and one for men, and sliding panels to divide the interior space in half, as well as the raised "Elder's Benches."[2]

The West Nottingham Meetinghouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. George W. Lutz, III (December 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: West Nottingham Meetinghouse" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.


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