Living Witnesses

The Care Of Quaker Meetinghouses - Repairing, Maintaining, And Adapting While Respecting Historic Value

BY THE HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY WORKING GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING
With an acknowledged focus on the meetinghouses of the Delaware valley, this workbook offers practical information about meetinghouse and property care, maintenance and adaptation. An overview of historic preservation is presented, as well as guidelines of procedures and responsibilities of a meeting's property committee. Included are detailed recommendations for maintenance and repair of structures particular to Quaker meetinghouses, in addition to those not so particular like the roof and electrical systems. One section discusses additions and building adaptations. Much information appears in the appendices, which include information on funding repairs and changes and many other tips.

PYM 2005 118 PP. Spiral Bound

$20.00 (in stock)

Meetinghouse Sign

BY FRIENDS GENERAL CONFERENCE
White enamel on aluminum with reflective black paint. Measures 12" by 18". Text reads: "QUAKER MEETING / RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS/ ALL WELCOME"

Quaker Press of FGC Blank

$35.00 (backorder)

New England Quaker Meetinghouses

Past And Present

BY SILAS WEEKS
Silas Weeks spent more than 15 years gathering photos and histories of more than 110 Quaker meetinghouses in New England. Delightful anecdotes weave through notes about architectural style, location, cost, and significant Quaker family names. The book also includes lists for each state of related Quaker burial grounds with directions. Appendix of meetinghouses by architectural style, historical and current maps, glossary and index.

Friends United Press 2001 180 PP. Paper

$18.50 (low stock)

The Quaker Meeting Houses Of Ireland

BY DAVID BUTLER
After David Butler completed his Quaker Meeting Houses of Britain in 1999 he looked across the Irish Sea. In the course of several visits he has unearthed forgotten records and secluded sites with energy and enthusiasm. This book is illustrated with his distinctive plans and sketches, and is supplemented by an appendix which amplifies many of the uniquely Quaker aspects of these buildings. This is the only account of the history and features of about 150 meeting houses and 100 burial grounds, since Friends first came to Ireland in 1654.

Irish Friends Historical Committee 2004 Paper

$45.00 (backorder)

The Quaker Meeting Houses Of Britain

BY DAVID BUTLER
"The intention of this work is to present an outline of the history and appearance of every Quaker meeting house in Britain from the start of the movement in 1652 to the present day, by means of text, plans, sketches and location maps (all of which are to be read together), and to briefly outline what is known of each burial ground. . . . An appendix is added, with essays of synthesis on various aspects of the subject such as facing benches and burial grounds." - From the introduction

Friends Historical Society (Britain) 1999 946 PP 2 VOL Paper

$50.00 (backorder)

Quaker Meeting Houses

BY DAVID BUTLER
A small book on meeting houses in Britain, with line drawings and illustrations from the Quaker Tapestry.

Quaker Tapestry at Kendal 1995 32 PP. Paper

$8.00 (low stock)

Silent Witness

Quaker Meeting Houses In The Delaware Valley, 1695 To The Present

BY HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Silent Witness is a documentation of the evolution of meetinghouse design in the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting region from 1695 to the present. It shows the way changes in faith and practice have been reflected in meetinghouse form, as well as the influence of the Quaker testimony of simplicity. The meetinghouses included in the catalog are documented with photographs and drawings produced by the Historic American Buildings Survey of the National Park Service.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 2002 56 PP Paper

$10.00 (in stock)