Kennett Township near Kennett Square in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Longwood Progressive Quaker Meeting House

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 26, 2021

1. Longwood Progressive Quaker Meeting House Marker

Inscription.

This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 39° 52.119′ N, 75° 40.283′ W. Marker is near Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Kennett Township. It is on Greenwood Road north of Baltimore Pike (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 Greenwood Road, Kennett Square PA 19348, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Indian Hannah Birthplace (within shouting distance of this marker); Flower Garden Walk (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named American Elm (approx. 0.3 miles away); Open Air Theatre (approx. 0.3 miles away); Peirce's Woods (approx. 0.3 miles away); A Century of Great Art (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Open Air Theatre (approx. 0.3 miles away); A Foreign Dignitary (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kennett Square.

Other markers no longer nearby. American Elm (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Fountains / Concerts (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing); A Celebration of Art and Nature (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Longwood Gardens National Register District Nomination Form. (Submitted on June 10, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 26, 2021

2. Longwood Progressive Quaker Meeting House

Marker not visible in photo, on wall near entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on January 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 798 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 10, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.