Arch Street Meeting House
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Philadellphia - Old City: Arch Street Friends Meeting House
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The Arch Sreet Meeting House, at 320 Arch Street, was built in 1804 by architect Owen Biddle. It is the oldest Friends Meeting House still in use in Philadelphia and the largest in the world. The Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends living in Philadelphia, the southern half of New Jersey, Delaware and parts of Maryland is held here every spring. The site, land donated by William Penn, first served as a Quaker burial ground, but laer accomodaed victims of the yellow fever epidemic in the 1790's. Today, the Meeting House has an entrance hall and three distinct sections. The West Wing, added in 1811 to accommodate the women's Monthly Meeting, is today the room used for worship as described above. The middle section serves as the site of Monthly Meetings and special events. In the East Wing of the building there are dioramas depicting the main events in the life of illustrious Quaker William Penn.
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