{"nrhp_refnum":"05001132","name":"Easton Friends North Meetinghouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NY 40, Schaghticoke-Middle Falls Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Middle Falls","county":"Washington County","state":"NY","lat":43.056971789000045,"lon":-73.53410225799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-10-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick Quaker meetinghouse on New York State Route 40 near Middle Falls in the Town of Easton, Washington County, New York. Local builders constructed it in 1838.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the building is a largely intact example of vernacular Quaker meetinghouse design, marked by simplicity and symmetry. It also highlights the role of Washington County Quakers in the Abolitionist movement, since anti-slavery meetings were held here, including one in 1857 led by Susan B. Anthony. Lucretia Mott and Sojourner Truth are also said to have spoken here.","narrative":"Set on a wooded hillside on the east side of Route 40 in the Town of Easton, this brick meetinghouse was built in 1838 for Quakers in the northern part of town who found the trip to the South Meetinghouse too far. Its walls are red brick laid on a limestone foundation, with twin entrance doors on the west front and twelve-over-twelve windows. Inside, two square rooms divided by a plank partition allowed men and women to sit separately, and woodstoves and movable benches remain. The plain, symmetrical design reflects Quaker ideals of simplicity. Tradition holds that the brick was made on a nearby farm. The building also matters for its role in the antebellum anti-slavery movement. Local Friends held Anti-Slavery Society meetings here until 1863, and speakers included Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott and Sojourner Truth. Its rural setting, with long views toward the Catskills, remains largely intact.","period_of_significance":"1838-1863","architect_builder":"Local builders (names not given)","architectural_style":"Vernacular","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a religious facility; the form describes it as substantially intact, with a roof shoring alteration after slate replaced the original wood shake roof.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.861473-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/05001132.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001132/6808bf4f55-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001132/6808bf4f55-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Mark Kozlowski","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EASTON_NORTH_MEETINGHOUSE_v1_Middle_Falls_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Kozlowski</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EASTON_NORTH_MEETINGHOUSE_v1_Middle_Falls_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322829","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easton_Friends_North_Meetinghouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5330845"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/washington-county/easton-friends-north-meetinghouse-05001132/"}