Great Friends Meeting House

Name: Great Friends Meeting House
Address: 21 Farewell Street, Newport, RI, 02840, UNITED STATES
Telephone: (401) 846-0813

21 Farewell Street, Newport, RI 02840

Newport County

(401) 846-0813

The Great Friends Meeting House, built in 1699, is the oldest surviving house of worship in Rhode Island. Quakers, as they were dubbed by their detractors, were the most influential of Newport’s numerous early congregations. They dominated the political, social, and economic life of the town into the 18th century, and their “plain style” of living was reflected in Newport’s architecture, decorative arts and early landscape.

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- Heritage Designation
General

Group Contact Email ipeters@newporthistorical.org

Group Contact Name Ingrid Peters

Group Contact Phone 401-846-0813 x102

Group Contact Position Director of Education
Preservation Society

Newport Historical Society
Meeting Space
- Facility Info
  
  Function Contact Email esulock@newporthistorical.org
  
  Function Contact Name Elizabeth Sulock
  
  Function Contact Phone 401-846-0813
  
  Function Contact Position Public Affairs Assoc.
  
  Function Space Available true

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Great Friends Meeting House

Additional Information

Groups

Heritage Designation

General

Preservation Society

Meeting Space

Facility Info

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