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Whittier Friends Meeting House
Quaker meeting house built in the 19th century in Iowa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Whittier Friends Meeting House (also known as Springville Friends Meeting House; Quaker Corners) is a historic church building at the junction of County Roads E34 and X20 in Whittier, Iowa. It was built in 1893.[2]
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Location | Jct. of Co. Rds. E34 and X20, Whittier, Iowa |
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Coordinates | 42.093056°N 91.463889°W / 42.093056; -91.463889 |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1893 |
Architect | Hoyle, William |
NRHP reference No. | 93000653[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 29, 1993 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1] It was deemed significant in the areas of religion and architecture. The National Register nomination noted:
The building reflects the religious and architectural heritage of a small but locally significant religious group, the Conservative Wilburite Friends of Iowa. The building embodies their conception of right building, which maintained a predilection for unadorned simplicity. The meeting house meets the requirements of Criteria consideration A for significant religious properties. It is a tangible reflection of the broad patterns of Midwestern religious development. The Whittier Friends cemetery is immediately adjacent the meeting house and is included as a contributing element to the nomination.