{"nrhp_refnum":"70000504","name":"Friends Meetinghouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Near OH 150","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mount Pleasant","county":"Jefferson County","state":"OH","lat":40.173547255000074,"lon":-80.80249862399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1970-11-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large brick Quaker meeting house near Ohio Route 150 in Mount Pleasant, Jefferson County, Ohio, built in 1814 for the Ohio Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends. It is now a state memorial open to the public.","why_significant":"It was the first yearly meeting house west of the Alleghenies, and the form says all of Quakerdom west of Ohio may be said to have sprung from it. It reflects Quaker migration from the South in search of freedom from slavery and better livelihoods. Mount Pleasant was an early centre of Quaker business and antislavery activity. The building's architecture and construction are also noted.","narrative":"Built in 1814 in Mount Pleasant, Ohio, this tall brick meeting house served the Ohio Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends, a body drawn from five quarterly meetings in Pennsylvania, Ohio and the Indiana Territory. It measures 92 by 60 feet, rises two and a half stories under a steep gabled roof, and has a plain exterior with separate recessed entrances for men and women. Inside, a hand-operated paneled partition, lowered from the attic by a capstan and pulleys, could divide the auditorium into two sections. It was the first yearly meeting house west of the Alleghenies. Quakers, many from the South, came to the Ohio country seeking an escape from slavery and better economic opportunity, and Mount Pleasant became a centre of Quaker commerce and antislavery work. The last regular yearly meeting took place in 1909. The state received the building in 1950, restored it in the 1960s, and now operates it as a museum.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1814)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Excellent condition, unaltered, on its original site. Restored in part by The Ohio Historical Society in the 1960s and now open to the public as a museum with displays on the Society of Friends.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.939813-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/70000504.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000504/95c2293c07-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000504/95c2293c07-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Friends_Meetinghouse,_Mount_Pleasant.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Friends_Meetinghouse,_Mount_Pleasant.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"74001536","name":"Mount Pleasant Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/mount-pleasant-historic-district-74001536/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989484","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_Meetinghouse_(Mount_Pleasant,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5504191"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/jefferson-county/friends-meetinghouse-70000504/"}