Quaker Meeting-house (New York City)
| The (Former) Quaker Meeting-house | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Town or city | Hester and Elizabeth Streets, New York, New York |
| Country | United States of America |
| Completed | 1818 |
| Client | The Religious Society of Friends |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Masonry |
The Quaker Meeting-house on Hester and Elizabeth Streets, Manhattan, New York was a former meetinghouse for the Religious Society of Friends, built in 1818. Recorded in 1876 by the New York Express that it “has for a long time been the office of the New York Gas Light Company,” now Consolidated Edison. It was presumed demolished.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Robert A. M. Stern, Thomas Mellins, and David Fishman. New York 1880: Architecture and Urbanism in the Gilded Age (New York: The Monacelli Press, 1999), pp.735.
- ↑ J. Russiello, A Sympathetic Planning Hierarchy for Redundant Churches: A Comparison of Continued Use and Reuse in Denmark, England and the United States of America (MSc Conservation of Historic Buildings, University of Bath, 2008), p.395.
Coordinates: 40°43′03″N 73°59′46″W / 40.7175°N 73.9962°W
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