Near Plainfield in Hendricks County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Sugar Grove Meeting House
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2023
1. Sugar Grove Meeting House Marker
Conservative Friends
Meeting House
Established 1823
Quiet hour for worship
First day at ten
Erected by Sugar Grove Conservative Friends.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.
Location. 39° 40.478′ N, 86° 24.028′ W. Marker is near Plainfield, Indiana, in Hendricks County. It is at the intersection of East County Road 600 South and Praay Place, on the right when traveling west on East County Road 600 South. Meeting house is on a portion of the old road just north of East County Road 600 South. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6946 E County Rd 600 S, Plainfield IN 46168, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana and specifically in Greater Indianapolis. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: T.H.I. & E. Interurban Depot Building (approx. 1.8 miles away); Eat (approx. 1.9 miles away); Van Buren Elm (approx. 2 miles away); Western Yearly Meeting House (approx. 2 miles away); Indiana State Flag (approx. 4½ miles away); Samuel Moore
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Regarding Sugar Grove Meeting House. Excerpts from the National Register of Historic Places nomination for the property:
The Friends who settled near present day Plainfield were mostly from North Carolina. The first families in the territory came in 1821, with others soon following. When Hendricks County was organized in 1824, Guilford Township contained more than half of the county's population, and it was named in honor of the county in North Carolina from where many Quakers had come. White Lick Monthly Meeting was set off from Lick Creek in 1823. In 1826 Sugar Grove Meeting was established by White lick Monthly Meeting.
The original Sugar Grove Meetinghouse was a log room about twenty-five feet square. The meetinghouse was soon enlarged with a frame addition a little larger than the log room. A few years later, the log room was replaced by a frame room, making the entire meetinghouse thirty feet wide by fifty feet long. The meetinghouse was finally replaced in 1870 by the current brick structureat a cost of $1,500. The brick meetinghouse was then enlarged in the late 1870's or early 1880's. Sugar Grove Meetinghouse is currently owned by Western Yearly Meeting in Plainfield, Indiana. Although not used on a regular basis since the 1960's, regular maintenance by Western Yearly Meeting has kept the meetinghouse in good condition. It is now used periodically for worship services.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 20232. Sugar Grove Meeting House Marker
Also see . . . Sugar Grove Meetinghouse and Cemetery. National Register of Historic Places nomination (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted for the site, which was listed in 2000. (National Park Service) (Submitted on September 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2023
3. Sugar Grove Cemetery
The earliest grave markers date from c. 1840.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 610 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
