Great Friends Meeting House
Great Friends Meeting House is a meeting house of the Quakers built in 1699 in Newport, Rhode Island. The meeting house, which is part of the Newport Historic District, is currently open as a museum owned by the Newport Historical Society.Photo: ajay suresh, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Community center
- Denomination: Quaker
- Description: historic meetinghouse in Rhode Island, United States
- Address: RI
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Coddington Cemetery and Wanton–Lyman–Hazard House.
Coddington Cemetery
Cemetery
The Coddington Cemetery is an early colonial cemetery located in Newport, Rhode Island. It is sometimes called the Friends' Burial Ground, and has more colonial governors buried in it than any other cemetery in the state. Coddington Cemetery is situated 380 feet northwest of Great Friends Meeting House.
Wanton–Lyman–Hazard House
Manor estate
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The Wanton–Lyman–Hazard House is one of the oldest houses in Newport, Rhode Island, built around 1697. It is also one of the oldest houses in the state. Wanton–Lyman–Hazard House is situated 480 feet northeast of Great Friends Meeting House.
Newport City Hall
Town hall
Photo: ajay suresh, CC BY 2.0.
Newport City Hall is a town hall, which is situated 500 feet east of Great Friends Meeting House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newport and Jamestown.
Newport
Newport is a beautiful seaside city in Rhode Island that is famous for its genteel mansions and a rich history of yachting, golf, and tennis. With a population of only 25,000, this scenic resort town punches well above its weight and was known as the "Summer White House" throughout the 1950s and 60s.
Jamestown
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jamestown is village on Conanicut Island, a small parcel of land that connects mainland Rhode Island to Aquidneck Island in Narragansett Bay. Jamestown is 25 miles south of Providence and offers plenty of shopping, dining and recreation.
Middletown
Middletown lies south of Portsmouth and north of Newport, Rhode Island. This geographical location is what gave this town its name. Middletown was founded in 1743 when unjust taxation and a growing population caused freeholders in Newport to petition for independence.
Great Friends Meeting House
- Categories: museum, Quaker meeting house, and building
- Location: City of Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.49201° or 41° 29′ 31″ northLongitude
-71.3131° or 71° 18′ 47″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87HCFMRP+RQOpenStreetMap ID
way 560756426OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=community_centreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=quakerWikidata ID
Q5599221
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- Turkish: “Great Friends Meeting House”
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