In 1697 the meeting leased its current location for "one peppercorn yearly forever" from John Mendenhall.

The current brick edifice structure was built in 1728.

After a fire which completely destroyed the interior, the meetinghouse was rebuilt and enlarged in 1788.

[3] During the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777, which was fought a few miles to the west, wounded American soldiers took refuge in the meetinghouse.

[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.