CHoWs - By Denomination


Society of Friends


Appoquinimink FMH
Odessa, DE
Society of Friends, 1785
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!This is one of the smallest CHoWs, and possibly the very smallest Friends Meeting House from the era.
Hockessin FMH
Hockessin, DE
Society of Friends, 1738
Stone
Deer Creek FMH, Darlington
Darlington, MD
Society of Friends, 1784
Stone
East Nottingham FMH
Calvert, MD
Society of Friends, 1724
Brick
Gunpowder FMH Cockeysville
near Cockeysville, MD
Society of Friends, 1773
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!This is now a private home, not open to the public.
Little Falls FMH
Fallston, MD
Society of Friends, 1773
Stone
Patapsco FMH
Baltimore, MD
Society of Friends, 1781
Brick
Pipe Creek FMH
Union Bridge, MD
Society of Friends, 1771
Stone
Third Haven FMH
Easton, MD
Society of Friends, 1682
Wood
Hold mouse here for more info!Second oldest wooden meeting house in the country. Thanks to its location set well back from the streets of Easton, it might seem like a good place to drift back to the 18th century.
Chestnut Hill MH
Millville, MA
Society of Friends, 1769
Wood
Hold mouse here for more info!In a fine state of preservation, this meeting house looks as it must have looked in the 18th century, and depending on traffic, allows one to dream of being back in that time.
East Hoosac FMH
Adams, MA
Society of Friends, 1786
Wood
Long Plain FMH
Acushnet, MA
Society of Friends, 1759
Wood
Pembroke FMH
Pembroke, MA
Society of Friends, 1706
Wood
South Uxbridge FMH
South Uxbridge, MA
Society of Friends, 1776
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!This Friends meeting house has a rather isolated location, allowing one to imagine oneself in another era more easily.
Swansea FMH
Somerset, MA
Society of Friends, 1702
Wood
Dover FMH
Dover, NH
Society of Friends, 1768
Wood
Alloways Creek FMH
Hancock's Bridge, NJ
Society of Friends, 1754
Stone
Arney's Mount FMH
Pemberton, NJ
Society of Friends, 1775
Stone
Bordentown FMH
Bordentown, NJ
Society of Friends, 1740
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!In the past decade, this small meeting house underwent historic preservation research, resulting in the exterior brick walls being covered in stucco and painted yellow – as it had been during the colonial era. It had been exposed unpainted brick for perhaps a century.
Burlington FMH
Burlington, NJ
Society of Friends, 1784
Brick
Chesterfield FMH
Crosswicks, NJ
Society of Friends, 1773
Brick
Greenwich FMH
Greenwich, NJ
Society of Friends, 1771
Brick
Mt. Holly FMH
Mt. Holly, NJ
Society of Friends, 1775
Brick
Mt. Laurel FMH
Mt. Laurel, NJ
Society of Friends, 1760
Stone
Old Springfield FMH
Jacksonville, NJ
Society of Friends, 1775
Brick
Plainfield FMH
Plainfield, NJ
Society of Friends, 1788
Wood
Rancocas FMH
Rancocas, NJ
Society of Friends, 1772
Brick
Randolph MH, Dover
Dover, NJ
Society of Friends, 1758
Wood
Salem FMH
Salem, NJ
Society of Friends, 1772
Brick
Seaville FMH
Seaville, NJ
Society of Friends, 1727
Wood
Hold mouse here for more info!This may be the smallest wooden Friends Meetinghouse; even though it’s not far from the Garden State Parkway, it’s in a pleasantly peaceful area, allowing one to imagine one has escaped modern influences momentarily.
Stony Brook FMH
Princeton, NJ
Society of Friends, 1726
Stone
Trenton FMH
Trenton, NJ
Society of Friends, 1739
Brick
Woodbury FMH
Woodbury, NJ
Society of Friends, 1715
Brick
Woodstown FMH
Woodstown, NJ
Society of Friends, 1784
Brick
Chappaqua FMH
Chappaqua, NY
Society of Friends, 1754
Wood
Clinton Corners Creek FMH
Clinton Corners, NY
Society of Friends, 1777
Stone
Crum Elbow FMH
Hyde Park, NY
Society of Friends, 1779
Wood
Flushing FMH Queens
Flushing, NY
Society of Friends, 1694
Wood
Hold mouse here for more info!This FMH is the oldest house of worship in the city of New York and in the state of New York. In nearly 20 years, I’ve never found it open.
Jericho FMH
Hicksville, NY
Society of Friends, 1788
Wood
Matinecock FMH
Oyster Bay, NY
Society of Friends, 1725
Wood
Hold mouse here for more info!This meeting house’s setting allows one to drift back in time quite easily.
Nine Partners FMH
Millbrook, NY
Society of Friends, 1780
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!One of several upstate NY FMH’s in ideally colonial rural settings.
Oblong FMH
Quaker Hill (Pawling), NY
Society of Friends, 1764
Wood
Hold mouse here for more info!One of several upstate NY FMH’s in ideally colonial rural settings.
Abington FMH
Jenkintown, PA
Society of Friends, 1699
Stone
Birmingham FMH
Birmingham, PA
Society of Friends, 1763
Stone
Bristol FMH
Bristol, PA
Society of Friends, 1709
Stone
Buckingham FMH
Buckingham Twp, PA
Society of Friends, 1768
Stone
Catawissa FMH
Catawissa, PA
Society of Friends, 1789
Wood
Hold mouse here for more info!Less than a third of the Friends Meetinghouses are built of wood; this is the only one remaining from the colonial era in Pennsylvania. Additionally, though I did not know to ask at the time about this MH, I've known of Catawissa for over 60 years: it was my 4th-grade teacher's home town, and she spoke of it in class occasionally.
Concord FMH
Concordville, PA
Society of Friends, 1728
Brick
East Caln FMH
East Caln Twp, PA
Society of Friends, 1726
Stone
Exeter FMH
Baumstown (Exeter Twp), PA
Society of Friends, 1758
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!This may have been the home Meeting of Daniel Boone as a youngster. It’s quite near his birthplace.
Fallsington FMH
Fallsington, PA
Society of Friends, 1789
Stone
Frankford FMH
Frankford, PA
Society of Friends, 1775
Stone
Free FMH, Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Society of Friends, 1783
Brick
Lower Merion FMH
Merion Station, PA
Society of Friends, 1695
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!Oldest in Pennsylvania.
Makefield FMH
Dolington, PA
Society of Friends, 1752
Stone
Marshallton FMH
West Bradford Twp, PA
Society of Friends, 1764
Stone
New Garden FMH
New Garden, PA
Society of Friends, 1743
Brick
Newtown Square FMH
Newtown Square, PA
Society of Friends, 1711
Stone
Old Haverford FMH
Oakmont, PA
Society of Friends, 1697
Stone
Old Kennett FMH
Hamorton, PA
Society of Friends, 1710
Stone
Plumstead FMH
Danboro, PA
Society of Friends, 1752
Stone
Plymouth Meeting FMH
Plymouth Meeting, PA
Society of Friends, 1710
Stone
Radnor FMH
Ithan, PA
Society of Friends, 1718
Stone
Sadsbury FMH
Christiana, PA
Society of Friends, 1777
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!The relatively remote location of this meeting house allows the aura of the 18th century to appear.
Upper Chichester FMH
Upper Chichester, PA
Society of Friends, 1769
Stone
Uwchlan FMH
Lionville, PA
Society of Friends, 1756
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!Although the meeting house is in a suburb of Philadelphia, its surroundings allow a sense of the 18th century.
Warrington FMH
Wellsville, PA
Society of Friends, 1769
Stone
Wrightstown FMH
Wrightstown, PA
Society of Friends, 1787
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!This meeting house has a congenially colonial-seeming environment.
York FMH
York, PA
Society of Friends, 1765
Brick
Conanicut FMH
Jamestown, RI
Society of Friends, 1786
Wood
Newport FMH
Newport, RI
Society of Friends, 1699
Wood
Hold mouse here for more info!Oldest in Rhode Island.
Portsmouth FMH
Portsmouth, RI
Society of Friends, 1700
Wood
Saylesville Friends
Lincoln-Saylesville, RI
Society of Friends, 1703
Wood
Goose Creek FMH
Lincoln, VA
Society of Friends, 1765
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!No longer in use as a Meetinghouse, it is now the private residence for the caretaker of the newer Goose Creek FMH nearby. It is not open to the public.
Hopewell Meeting
Clear Brook, VA
Society of Friends, 1759
Stone


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