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Whittier Friends Meeting House

Whittier Friends Meeting House (also known as Springville Friends Meeting House; Quaker Corners) is a historic church building at the junction of County Roads E34 and X20 in Whittier, Iowa. It was built in 1893.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1] It was deemed significant in the areas of religion and architecture. The National Register nomination noted:

The building reflects the religious and architectural heritage of a small but locally significant religious group, the Conservative Wilburite Friends of Iowa. The building embodies their conception of right building, which maintained a predilection for unadorned simplicity. The meeting house meets the requirements of Criteria consideration A for significant religious properties. It is a tangible reflection of the broad patterns of Midwestern religious development. The Whittier Friends cemetery is immediately adjacent the meeting house and is included as a contributing element to the nomination.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Hugh Davidson (December 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Whittier Friends Meeting House / Springville Friends Meeting House / Quaker Corners". National Park Service. Retrieved July 17, 2016. with 20 photos