{"nrhp_refnum":"77001164","name":"Concord Friends Meetinghouse","other_names":["See Also:Concord Friends Meetinghouse"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Old Concord Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Concordville","county":"Delaware County","state":"PA","lat":39.88544243600006,"lon":-75.51996828199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1977-06-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and one-half story brick Quaker meetinghouse at the intersection of Concord and Thornton Roads in Concordville, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the meetinghouse is a good example of 18th-century meetinghouse architecture, with Flemish bond brickwork and simple proportions largely unchanged. It also cites its role as the place of worship for local Quaker leaders, its use as a sanctuary for wounded soldiers after the Battle of Brandywine, and its long service as a school and community center.","narrative":"Built in 1728 at the crossroads of Concord and Thornton Roads in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, this two and one-half story brick meetinghouse was rebuilt and enlarged in 1788 after a fire destroyed its interior. The walls are laid in Flemish bond on a stone watertable, and the simple interior once had wooden benches and panels that could divide the room. The building served as the monthly meeting house for the local Quaker community, whose leading families appear throughout its records. According to accounts of the Battle of Brandywine in 1777, it sheltered wounded American soldiers retreating from the battle lines. The Friends also ran a school here from as early as 1717, and the meeting-supported school continued until 1836, when local government took over secular education. The building is regarded as a well-preserved example of 18th-century meetinghouse architecture, and it remained central to the life of Concord Township for more than two centuries.","period_of_significance":"1700-1799","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.653119-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/77001164.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77001164/86d859a475-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77001164/86d859a475-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":null,"credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ConcordFriends.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ConcordFriends.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"73001624","name":"Concordville Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/concordville-historic-district-73001624/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995121","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concord_Friends_Meetinghouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5158796"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/delaware-county/concord-friends-meetinghouse-77001164/"}