West Nottingham Meetinghouse
West Nottingham Meetinghouse, April 2010
West Nottingham Meetinghouse is located in Maryland
West Nottingham Meetinghouse
West Nottingham Meetinghouse is located in the United States
West Nottingham Meetinghouse
LocationHarrisville Road (Old MD 268), Rising Sun, Maryland
Coordinates39°41′12″N 76°4′46″W / 39.68667°N 76.07944°W / 39.68667; -76.07944
Area2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1811 (1811)
NRHP reference No.76000988[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1976

The West Nottingham Meetinghouse, or Little Brick Meetinghouse, is a historic Friends meeting house located at Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It is a brick one-story building built in 1811, rectangularly shaped, and measuring 45 feet, 4 inches by 30 feet.[2] Also on the property is a graveyard.[2] The structure features two entrances, one for women and one for men, and sliding panels to divide the interior space in half, as well as the raised "Elder's Benches."[3]

The West Nottingham Meetinghouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Properties in Maryland". mht.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  3. ↑ George W. Lutz, III (December 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: West Nottingham Meetinghouse" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.


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