Stuyvesant Square in New York in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
15 Rutherford Place
Friends Meeting House and Friends Seminary
— New York City Designated Landmark —
Photographed By Larry Gertner, May 20, 2024
1. 15 Rutherford Place plaque
Quakers, members of the Religious Society of Friends, arrived in the colonies in the 1650s, and this Meeting House has been used for Quaker worship since its construction in 1861. Friends' Testimony is one of simplicity, peace, and human equality and these principles are reflected in the restrained Greek Revival style of these buildings. Followers of Elias Hicks, a Quaker abolitionist, constructed this brick Meeting House and adjacent Seminary, and Charles T. Bunting, a member of this meeting, was the architect and builder. The pedimented entrance porches, plain window sills and lintels, and end gables with sloping wood cornices and lunette windows typify the mid-19th century Greek Revival style. The Friends Meeting House and Friends Seminary were together designated as a New York City Landmark in 1969.
Erected 2022 by New York Landmark Preservation Foundation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
Location. 40° 44.016′ N, 73° 59.105′ W. Marker is in New York, New York, in New York County. It is in Stuyvesant Square. Marker is at the intersection of Rutherford Place and East 15th Street, on the right when traveling south on Rutherford
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. William Penn Carriage Block and Hitching Post (a few steps from this marker); Stuyvesant Square Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); St. George's Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Peter Stuyvesant (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pvt. Moses Miller (about 400 feet away); Antonin Dvořák plaque and statue (about 600 feet away); Rutherford Place (about 600 feet away); Rutherford Medical (about 600 feet away).
Regarding 15 Rutherford Place. Although the plaque is dated 2022, it was not installed until 2024.
The buildings are included in the "AIA Guide to NYC, Fifth Edition".
Also see . . .
1. The Friends' Meeting House and Seminary - 15 Rutherford Place. Daytonian in Manhattan website entry (Submitted on May 21, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. The Fifteenth Street Monthly Meeting of The Religious Society of Friends. Website homepage (Submitted on May 21, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
3. Friends Meeting Houses. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on May 21, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By Larry Gertner, May 20, 2024
2. 15 Rutherford Place plaque site
Photographed By Larry Gertner, May 20, 2024
3. Friends Meeting House
Photographed By Larry Gertner, 2000
4. Friends Seminary
Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 73 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 21, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
