The Mennonite Meetinghouse (Germantown Mennonite Church) is an historic, American Mennonite church building that is located at 6119 Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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| Location | 6119 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°2′28″N 75°10′46″W / 40.04111°N 75.17944°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1770 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001663[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 23, 1973 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
History and architectural features
editThe first settlers in Germantown in 1683 were Dutch or Germans recruited by William Penn. Most of the settlers had a Mennonite background but joined the Quaker meeting. Sometime around 1690, several families attended non-Quaker services; the subsequently built a log church in 1708. This church was the first Mennonite Church in America. William Rittenhouse was its first minister. The log church was replaced by the present church at the same site in 1770; the replacement was built by Jacob Knorr.[2][3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
References
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- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "The Mennonite Church - Data Pages" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2013.
- ^ "Early History of the Germantown Congregation". The Historic 1770 Germantown Mennonite Meetinghouse. Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
External links
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Media related to Germantown Mennonite Church (Philadelphia) at Wikimedia Commons
- Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust (Official Website)
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-15, "Mennonite Meeting House", 1 photo, 8 measured drawings, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page