Appoquinimink Friends Meetinghouse, Odessa

Name: Appoquinimink Friends Meetinghouse
Address: 118 S 6th St, Odessa, United States

#2 among attractions in Odessa

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Appoquinimink Friends Meetinghouse, also known as the Odessa Friends Meetinghouse, is a very small but historic Quaker meetinghouse on Main Street in Odessa, Delaware. It was built in 1785 by David Wilson and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Members of the meeting, including John Hunn and his cousin John Alston, were active in the Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman may have hid in the meetinghouse. Measuring about 20 feet by 22 feet, it may be the smallest brick house of worship in the United States. ()

Built: 1785 (239 years ago)Coordinates: 39°27'27"N, 75°39'50"W

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118 S 6th StOdessa United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Corbit–Sharp House, St. Anne's Episcopal Church, Old St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, St. Joseph's Church.

0.5 miE
Library, History museum, Museum
Corbit–Sharp House, Odessa
12 min walk • The Corbit–Sharp House is a historic house museum located at 118 Main Street in Odessa, Delaware. Built in 1772–74, it is one of the finest examples of a brick Georgian house in the Mid-Atlantic states. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1967, and is included in the Odessa Historic District.
3 miSW
Church
St. Anne's Episcopal Church, Middletown
77 min walk • Old St. Anne's Church was built in 1768 on the site of an earlier wooden church built about 1705.
~930 ftE
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Old St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, Odessa
5 min walk • Old St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic Methodist Episcopal church located on High Street in Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware. It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan and built in 1851–1852. It is a two-story, brick building in the Greek Revival style.
3 miW
Church
St. Joseph's Church, Middletown
76 min walk • St. Joseph's Church is a historic Roman Catholic church at 17 W. Cochran Street in Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1883–84, and is a small rectangular frame building in the vernacular Gothic Revival style.
2.9 miW
Interesting neighbourhood
Middletown Historic District, Middletown
74 min walk • Middletown Historic District is a national historic district located at Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 187 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Middletown.
~1910 ftSE
Neighbourhood
Odessa Historic District, Odessa
10 min walk • Odessa Historic District is a national historic district located at Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 82 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas in the shipping and trading center of Odessa.
2.9 miW
Georgian architecture
Greenlawn, Middletown
75 min walk • Greenlawn, also known as the Outten Davis House and William Brady House, was a historic home located at Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware.

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Which popular attractions are close to Appoquinimink Friends Meetinghouse?

Nearby attractions include Old St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, Odessa (5 min walk), Odessa Historic District, Odessa (10 min walk), Corbit–Sharp House, Odessa (12 min walk).

Appoquinimink Friends Meetinghouse, Odessa

Facts and practical information

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

Corbit–Sharp House, Odessa

St. Anne's Episcopal Church, Middletown

Old St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, Odessa

St. Joseph's Church, Middletown

Middletown Historic District, Middletown

Odessa Historic District, Odessa

Greenlawn, Middletown

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Appoquinimink Friends Meetinghouse?