Beacon Hill Friends House
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Beacon Hill Friends House is a cooperative community of about twenty residents located in the Beacon Hill
neighborhood of Boston
, Massachusetts
. The house was acquired by the Religious Society of Friends
in 1957, and focuses on community living in the context of Quaker values. The building was originally constructed as a duplex in the early 19th century, and is listed in the Massachusetts state registrar of historic places. Meeting for worship
with the Beacon Hill Friends Meeting takes place in the house on Sunday mornings.
Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts
Beacon Hill is a historic neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, that along with the neighboring Back Bay is home to about 26,000 people. It is a neighborhood of Federal-style rowhouses and is known for its narrow, gas-lit streets and brick sidewalks...
neighborhood of Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. The house was acquired by the Religious Society of Friends
Religious Society of Friends
The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences...
in 1957, and focuses on community living in the context of Quaker values. The building was originally constructed as a duplex in the early 19th century, and is listed in the Massachusetts state registrar of historic places. Meeting for worship
Meeting for worship
A meeting for worship is a practice of the Religious Society of Friends in many ways comparable to a church service. These services have a wide variety of forms, creating a spectrum from typical Protestant liturgy to silent waiting for the Spirit .A Meeting for Worship may start with a query;...
with the Beacon Hill Friends Meeting takes place in the house on Sunday mornings.