Chester Friends Meetinghouse

Chester Friends Meetinghouse is a Quaker meeting house at 520 East 24th Street in , , , United States. The first recorded meeting of Friends in the province of Pennsylvania was in Chester at the house of Robert Wade in 1675.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Quaker
  • Description: quaker meeting house in Pennsylvania, United States
  • Also known as: “Chester Friends Meeting”
  • Address: 520 East 24th Street, Chester, PA 19013

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Asbury AME Church and Deshong Park.

Church
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is an African Methodist Episcopal Church founded in 1845 in , , , United States. It is the second African Methodist Episcopal church founded in Chester behind the Union African Methodist Church in 1832. is situated 2,600 feet south of Chester Friends Meetinghouse.

Park
is a 22 acres park in . It was established in 1913 on land donated to the city by wealthy businessman Alfred O. Deshong after his death.

Railway station
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The is a SEPTA bus and train station in . The outside portion of the ground level serves SEPTA City Transit Division Route 37, and Suburban Transit Division Routes 109, 113, 114, 117, 118, and 119. is situated 1½ miles south of Chester Friends Meetinghouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parkside and Wallingford.

Village
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is a borough in , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 2,321.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in , , , United States. Founded in 1687, it is named for In 2007, was named by Money Magazine as the ninth best place to live in the United States; two other towns in the area made the top 15.

Village
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is a borough in , United States. is governed by an elected seven-member borough council. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 3,068. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Chester Friends Meetinghouse.

Chester Friends Meetinghouse

Latitude
39.86943° or 39° 52′ 10″ north
Longitude
-75.36388° or 75° 21′ 50″ west
Open location code
87F6VJ9P+QC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1362886034
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­quaker
Wiki­data ID
Q48977402
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