{"nrhp_refnum":"75001681","name":"Warrington Meetinghouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"PA 74","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wellsville","county":"York County","state":"PA","lat":40.05314441200005,"lon":-76.92985624899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-02-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A single-story Quaker meetinghouse built of rough uncoursed fieldstone in Wellsville, York County, Pennsylvania. It was erected in 1769 near the site of an earlier log structure.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the meetinghouse is one of the finest examples of Quaker architecture in its region. It is remarkably well preserved, with exceptionally fine interiors that show the craftsmanship of 18th-century carpenters. Its original hardware, benches and wall finishes remain largely intact.","narrative":"Built in 1769 near the site of an earlier log structure, the Warrington Meetinghouse in Wellsville, York County, Pennsylvania, is a single-story building of rough, uncoursed fieldstone under a steep gable roof. Its main entrance sits in the gable end within a simple post-and-lintel frame, and a small datestone is set in the peak of that gable. The small paned windows are deeply set in the stone walls and fitted with plain wooden shutters. Inside, hand-hewn beams, plastered and whitewashed walls, and wide board wainscoting fastened with hand-wrought nails survive. The wide irregular floorboards, hand-pegged benches and most original hardware, including spoon latches on all the doorways, remain in place. The nomination considers it one of the finest examples of Quaker architecture in the region, valued for its unusually well-preserved 18th-century interior and the craftsmanship it shows. The building is still used for worship, though not on a regular basis.","period_of_significance":"1769","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Quaker Meetinghouse style","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a meetinghouse, though not on a regular basis; original site.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.067827-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/75001681.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001681/dfc6b22947-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001681/dfc6b22947-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Wrightchr","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warrington_Meeting_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Wrightchr</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:Warrington_Meeting_House.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998618","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrington_Meetinghouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7970730"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/york-county/warrington-meetinghouse-75001681/"}