Hockessin Friends Meetinghouse, Hockessin

Name: Hockessin Friends Meetinghouse
Address: 1501 Old Wilmington Rd, Hockessin, 19707-9234, United States
Telephone: +1 302-239-2223

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Hockessin Friends Meetinghouse, Hockessin

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Hockessin Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house and national historic district located at 1501 Old Wilmington Road in Hockessin, New Castle County, in the U.S. state of Delaware. The district encompasses three contributing buildings and one contributing site. The meeting house was built in 1738. In 1973 it was a one-story, white plastered stone building with a gable roof. Photographs taken in 2014 show the plaster has been removed from the stone. It has a gable roof with projecting cornice and a crown moulding at the roof line. The other contributing buildings are a stable and a frame storehouse and a stone house dated to 1817. The contributing site is the cemetery. ()

Built: 1738 (286 years ago)Coordinates: 39°47'34"N, 75°41'28"W

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1501 Old Wilmington RdHockessin 19707-9234 United States

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+1 302-239-2223

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Hockessin Friends Meetinghouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mt. Cuba Center, Ashland Nature Center, Wooddale Bridge, Auburn Heights Preserve.

2.3 miE
Outdoor activities, Garden, Botanical garden
Mt. Cuba Center, Hockessin
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Bridge
Ashland Nature Center, Hockessin
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3.4 miSE
Historical place, Bridge
Wooddale Bridge, Wilmington
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1.3 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum, Park
Auburn Heights Preserve, Hockessin
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Church
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3.1 miE
Museum, Observatories and planetariums
Mount Cuba Astronomical Observatory, Centerville
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3.9 miNE
Golf, Tudor Revival architecture
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~1200 ftSE
Temple
Hindu Temple of Delaware, Hockessin
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6.5 miNE
Winery, Wine tours, Outdoor seating
Chaddsford Winery, Chadds Ford
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Neighbourhood
Kennett Square Historic District, Kennett Square
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3.9 miN
Library
Bayard Taylor Memorial Library, Kennett Square
99 min walk • The Bayard Taylor Memorial Library is located in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania and is part of the Chester County Library System. The library was dedicated on Sept. 24, 1896, named in honor of Bayard Taylor, and opened to the public on Sept. 28 with a few periodicals and empty shelves.