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South River Quaker Meeting House, 5810 Fort Avenue, Lynchburg, Lynchburg, Virginia
Summary
Significance: The South River Friends Meetinghouse, or Quaker Meeting House, is a historic Friends meeting house located at Lynchburg, Virginia. It was completed in 1798. It is a rubble stone structure, approximately 30 by 51 feet with walls 16 inches thick, and 12 feet high. The building ceased to used as a Quaker meeting house in the 1840s, and today stands on the grounds of the Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church.
Adjacent to the structure is a historic graveyard. Buried there are Sarah Lynch (in an unmarked grave) and her son John, the founder of the city.
Survey number: HABS VA-1087
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Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
Lynchburg (Va.), 37.41375, -79.14225
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
