Last updated: October 1, 2024
Place
Free Quaker Meeting House

NPS Photo
Quick Facts
Location:
5th and Arch Streets
Significance:
Free Quakers who supported the American Revolution attended meetings here
Designation:
National Historical Park
OPEN TO PUBLIC:
No
Amenities
3 listed
Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Information - Ranger/Staff Member Present, Wheelchair Accessible
Located at 5th and Arch Streets, this site is closed for the season.
At the time of the Revolution, a rift occurred among Pennsylvania Quakers, known as the Society of Friends. "Free" Quakers supported the Revolution, while the majority contended that there was no justifiable reason for going to war. Eventually disowned, or "read out of meeting," the Free Quakers established their own place of worship in this building in 1783.