Buckingham Friends Meeting House

Buckingham Friends Meeting House
Southern (front) and eastern sides
Buckingham Friends Meeting House is located in Pennsylvania
Buckingham Friends Meeting House
Buckingham Friends Meeting House is located in the United States
Buckingham Friends Meeting House
Location5684 Lower York Road (US Rte. 202), Buckingham Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°20′56″N 75°2′27″W / 40.34889°N 75.04083°W / 40.34889; -75.04083
Area39 acres (16 ha)
Built1768 (1768)
ArchitectMatthias Hutchinson, Arthur Edwin Bye
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.97000291 (original)[1]
03001034 (addition)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1997 (original)
July 31, 2003 (addition)[1]
Designated NHLJuly 31, 2003[3]
Designated PHMCMarch 26, 1947[2]

The Buckingham Friends Meeting House is a historic Quaker meeting house at 5684 Lower York Road (U.S. Route 202) in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Built in 1768 in a "doubled" style, it is nationally significant as a model for many subsequent Friends Meeting Houses. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2003.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Buckingham Friends Meeting House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
  4. ^ Catherine C. Lavoie (August 2001). "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Buckingham Friends Meeting House / Buckingham Meeting of Friends, Buckingham Monthly Meeting" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)