Middletown Friends Meetinghouse

It is one of the oldest Friends meetinghouses in what was originally Chester County.

[2] The first mention of an organized Friends meeting in Middletown Township was in 1686.

[4] After a doctrinal split between Philadelphia Quakers, a number of "orthodox" members were forced out of the Meeting.

In the 1880s, the meetinghouse was reconfigured creating a more church-like appearance and orientation.

[6] John Edwards, the Congressman from Pennsylvania is interred at the Middletown Friends Meetinghouse cemetery.

Middletown Preparative Meetinghouse front view
Middletown Preparative Meetinghouse at 513 N Old Middletown Rd
Active Middletown Friends Meeting House Lima PA at 435 N Middletown Road
Interior of Middletown Friends Meetinghouse from Historic American Buildings Survey Photo
Benches inside Middletown Friends Meetinghouse from Historic American Buildings Survey Photo