{"nrhp_refnum":"67000015","name":"Old Quaker Meetinghouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S side of Northern Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Queens","state":"NY","lat":40.76271053700006,"lon":-73.8301124394269,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1967-12-24","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1967-12-24","areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, hip-roofed frame Quaker meeting house at 137-16 Northern Boulevard in Flushing, Queens, New York. The easterly third was built in 1694 and the building was enlarged to its present size in 1716-1719.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the only surviving example in New York State of a typical 17th-century ecclesiastical frame structure of medieval design. It has served as a meeting house almost continuously, apart from British military use from 1776 to 1783. It is also tied to Flushing Quakers' early stand for religious liberty and to early anti-slavery preaching.","narrative":"Set on about an acre beside Northern Boulevard in downtown Flushing, this two-story frame meeting house began in 1694 as a small building, now the easterly third of the structure. It was enlarged to its present size in 1716-1719. Its steep hip roof, hand-hewn oak timbers forty feet long and plain white plaster interior reflect medieval building traditions and the Quaker preference for simplicity. The nomination describes it as the only surviving example in New York State of a typical 17th-century ecclesiastical frame structure of medieval design. It served the Society of Friends continuously except from 1776 to 1783, when British forces used it as a prison, hospital and storehouse. The New York Yearly Meeting assembled here for many years, and the site is linked to the 1657 Flushing Remonstrance, early anti-slavery preaching and John Murray Jr. The adjoining cemetery is included in the property and holds the graves of prominent local figures.","period_of_significance":"1600-1699","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Medieval survival, 17th-century ecclesiastical frame structure with a steep hip roof","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and still used for worship; the form describes ongoing restoration work including a new roof and replacement of exterior shingles.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.669856-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/67000015_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/67000015/4371f08773-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/67000015/4371f08773-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Dmadeo","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old-quaker-house-flushing.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Dmadeo</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:Old-quaker-house-flushing.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316020","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Quaker_Meeting_House_(Queens)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7084802"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/queens/old-quaker-meetinghouse-67000015/"}