Description
Built in 1728, at a cost of 1000 pounds,
as a replacement for the original Meetinghouse, which had burned.
Construction
Fieldstone exterior, with a later frame addition. Notable for
the unusual roof style, believed to have been added in 1758, “to
better accommodate our women Friends at Quarterly Meeting”.
Uses
Initially the meetinghouse, it was converted to a girl’s boarding
school, the Fallsington Library, a private home, a dental parlor,and
again a Friends’ school. In 1940 it was divided into apartments.
Current Owner
Historic Fallsington, Inc. Acquired 1969.