Friends Meetinghouse and School
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Friends Meetinghouse and School is a historic Quaker
meeting house
at 110 Schermerhorn Street in Downtown Brooklyn
, New York, New York
. The meeting house is a -story building built of red brick with brownstone
details. The meeting house was built in 1857. The Friends School was built in 1902 and is a 3-story red brick building located adjacent to the meeting house.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1982. It was designated a New York City Landmark in 1981.
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...
meeting house
Meeting house
A meeting house describes a building where a public meeting takes place. This includes secular buildings which function like a town or city hall, and buildings used for religious meetings, particularly of some non-conformist Christian denominations....
at 110 Schermerhorn Street in Downtown Brooklyn
Downtown Brooklyn
Downtown Brooklyn is the third largest central business district in New York City , and is located in the northwestern section of the borough of Brooklyn...
, New York, New York
New York City
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. The meeting house is a -story building built of red brick with brownstone
Brownstone
Brownstone is a brown Triassic or Jurassic sandstone which was once a popular building material. The term is also used in the United States to refer to a terraced house clad in this material.-Types:-Apostle Island brownstone:...
details. The meeting house was built in 1857. The Friends School was built in 1902 and is a 3-story red brick building located adjacent to the meeting house.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1982. It was designated a New York City Landmark in 1981.