Friends Church
Friends Church (Maryville, Tennessee) is located in Tennessee
Friends Church (Maryville, Tennessee)
Friends Church (Maryville, Tennessee) is located in the United States
Friends Church (Maryville, Tennessee)
Location314 W. Broadway, Maryville, Tennessee, U.S.
Coordinates35°45′11″N 83°58′25″W / 35.75306°N 83.97361°W / 35.75306; -83.97361
Arealess than one acre
Built1871
Architectural styleItalianate
MPSBlount County MPS
NRHP reference No.89000879[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 25, 1989

Friends Church is a historic church at 314 W. Broadway in Maryville, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

It was built in 1871 as a meetinghouse for the local congregation of the Society of Friends (Quakers). The Quakers were an important group in Maryville in the 19th century that played a major role in building the community's early schools, including the Freedman's Institute and Maryville Normal School. The single-story brick church is of Italianate design and is laid out on an ell plan.[2]

Since 1940 the building has been used for Episcopal worship. It currently houses St. Andrew's Episcopal Church.[3]

It is the oldest brick church in Blount County,[2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It became a Blount County historic landmark in 2007.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Thomason, Philip (June 16, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: The Historic and Architectural Resources of Blount County, Tennessee". National Park Service.
  3. 1 2 "Our History". St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. Retrieved January 23, 2012.


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