PARKERSVILLE MEETINGHOUSE
Meetings were discontinued here in 1939, and were held for a while a few years ago by some interested Friends. Currently, there is an Annual Meeting for Worship on the second Sunday of September. The first meeting place of Kennett Monthly Meeting Orthodox was the octagonal school at the village of Parkersville. By 1830 they had found a lot to purchase and subscriptions in the amount of $722.50 were collected to finance the building of a Meetinghouse. Friends moved into the new Meetinghouse in 1831. A fire in November 1917 destroyed the flooring, rafters and roof but the benches were saved by neighbors who rushed to the scene. The spark came from leaves that were being burned. The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Location: 1232 Parkersville Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348
Website: www.parkersvillemeeting.org
Contact: Dale Frens
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