Sandy Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
History of the Sandy Spring Friends Meeting House
Photographed By Mike Stroud, August 11, 2013
1. History of the Sandy Spring Friends Meeting House Marker
1753: Sandy Spring Friends Meeting established on this site by three or four families who had moved here from first Friends Meeting on Western Shore of Chesapeake Bay.
1770: James Brooke conveyed one acre of land to his sons to be held in trust for the use of the Quakers. A frame Meeting House, probably second on the site, and five burial places were already on this land. Present site is about nine acres.
1817: Present Meeting House built by local labor and contributions of friends and neighbors. Doors at each end permitted the traditional separate entrances and meetings of men and women. Paneled dividing partitions could be raised in the middle. Separate meetings were abandoned about 1890.
1858: Lyceum built. Became Community House in 1927.
1868: Porch added.
1938: Electricity installed, followed over the years by oil heat, wall-to-wall carpeting, and foam rubber cushions.
1968: Balcony added, using old partition panels as facing.
1972: Meeting House declared National Historical Site.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Colonial Era. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1753.
Location.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Sandy Spring Friends Meeting Site (here, next to this marker); Votes for Women (approx. ¼ mile away); Olney Inn Gas Lanterns (approx. ¼ mile away); The Sandy Spring Ash Tree (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Sandy Spring (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hallowed Ground (approx. 0.8 miles away); Mutual Memorial Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away); Olive Branch Community Church / The Awkards and Smith Families (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sandy Spring.
Regarding History of the Sandy Spring Friends Meeting House.
National Register of Historic Places:
Sandy Spring Friends Meetinghouse (added 1972 - - #72000587)
Also known as Sandy Spring Meeting;Friends Meeting House;
Meetinghouse Lane and MD 108 , Sandy Spring
♦ Historic Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering
♦ Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
♦ Architectural Style: Federal
♦ Historic Person: Hicks,Elias,et
Photographed By Mike Stroud, August 11, 2013
2. History of the Sandy Spring Friends Meeting House Marker, at center
left, Church hours and right, Religious quote
♦ Significant Year: 1828, 1817
♦ Area of Significance: Invention, Architecture, Religion
♦ Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1800-1824
♦ Owner: Private
♦ Historic Function: Religion
♦ Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure
♦ Current Function: Religion
♦ Current Sub-function: Religious Structure
Also see . . . Quaker Center. The Religious Society of Friends began in England in the 17th century.... (Submitted on August 15, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed By Mike Stroud, August 11, 2013
3. Right side quote
Conviction of George Fox (Quaker, 1624-1691) about the consequence of obedience to God and Truth.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, August 11, 2013
4. Sandy Spring Friends Meeting House seen today
Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 649 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 15, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
