Fall Creek Meeting House

The Fall Creek Meeting House is a historic Quaker meeting house located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Pendleton, Indiana, United States, on State Road 38 in Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana.

Fall Creek Meeting House
Fall Creek Meeting House is located in Indiana
Fall Creek Meeting House
Fall Creek Meeting House is located in the United States
Fall Creek Meeting House
Nearest cityState Road 38 southeast of Pendleton, approximately 1.5 miles southeast of its junction with U.S. Route 36, Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana
Coordinates39°59′35″N 85°42′23″W / 39.99306°N 85.70639°W / 39.99306; -85.70639
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1857
NRHP reference No.96001544[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 2, 1997

History

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In 1834, Enos Adamson deeded 3 acres (12,000 m2) east of Pendleton to the Society of Friends. Adamson was paid $15 for the land. In 1836 the congregation built a log house for worship on the ground. In 1857, a frame meeting house was constructed at a cost of $800. The meeting house is representative of the rural meeting houses of the period. The building is still maintained and a pioneer cemetery adjoins the meeting house.[2]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Laura Thayer (July 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fall Creek Meeting House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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