. The Pennsylvania magazine of history and biography . ly on the presentation of it to theFriends. It is supposed to have been of wood, and that itsfoundation still exists under ground, as a part of such foun-dation wall was exposed a few years ago in digging. It stoodabout twenty-five feet back from the street. In 1703 a newbuilding was projected, as is shown by a subscription was erected in 1705, and was of stone, on the same was in this buildins* that the first Isaac Xorris died in building stood until 1812, when the third meeting liousewas built, not, however, u
. The Pennsylvania magazine of history and biography . ly on the presentation of it to theFriends. It is supposed to have been of wood, and that itsfoundation still exists under ground, as a part of such foun-dation wall was exposed a few years ago in digging. It stoodabout twenty-five feet back from the street. In 1703 a newbuilding was projected, as is shown by a subscription was erected in 1705, and was of stone, on the same was in this buildins* that the first Isaac Xorris died in building stood until 1812, when the third meeting liousewas built, not, however, upon the same site, but to the west,near where the school-house now is. In 1871 it disappeared,and the fourth meeting house was erected, still further to thewest. An old tablet from the third house has been preservedand placed in front of the committee room of the present . AXXO. GEROLD 1705 MAN NEW 1812 TOW. In the course of time most of the fifty acres of land whichthe Friends had bought was sold by them. A few years ago i^: ,^ f o:-.^) \ /.
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