{"nrhp_refnum":"74001758","name":"Makefield Meeting","other_names":["Makefield Monthly Meeting","Meeting House at Dolington"],"category":"site","location":{"address":"NE of Newtown at Mt. Eyre Rd. and Dolington Rd., Upper Makefield Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Newtown","county":"Bucks County","state":"PA","lat":40.26604619200003,"lon":-74.88670805199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-01-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, gable-roofed Quaker meetinghouse of stucco-over-stone construction in Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. A schoolmaster's house (1787) and sheds ca. 1800 for horse-riding worshippers stand on the grounds.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the meetinghouse has served the religious and cultural life of Makefield Township for over 220 years and is a good example of local vernacular architecture. It is described as an important reminder of early colonial culture in rural southeastern Pennsylvania, with the building substantially unchanged since its enlargement.","narrative":"Makefield Meeting is a two-story, gable-roofed meetinghouse of stucco-over-stone construction in Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The property was granted in 1684 and donated by Thomas Harvey to Falls Meeting in 1752 for the purpose of building a meetinghouse. The original one-story stone building measured 25 by 30 feet; a second story was added and the structure enlarged in 1764. It was overhauled, plastered and re-roofed in 1851, when porticoes were added on the south and west. The interior is plain and functional, reflecting colonial life in the region. On the grounds stand a schoolmaster's house built in 1787 and sheds constructed ca. 1800 for worshippers who arrived on horseback. The meetinghouse is regarded as a good example of local vernacular architecture and as a reminder of early colonial culture in rural southeastern Pennsylvania. Many attendees were prominent in local political and economic affairs.","period_of_significance":"1752","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The meetinghouse is in excellent condition and is in use as a meeting; the schoolmaster's house is used as a dwelling by the meeting's caretaker.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:28.9046-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/74001758.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001758/e7c87e6656-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001758/e7c87e6656-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Shuvaev","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Makefield_Meeting,_Dolington_1.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Shuvaev</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Makefield_Meeting,_Dolington_1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996777","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makefield_Meeting","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6739230"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/bucks-county/makefield-meeting-74001758/"}