Newton Friends Meeting House and Schoolhouse, 1828, on North Eighth Street, between Market and Cooper Street, City of Camden, Camden County, New Jersey [graphic] / Donation by the office of John M. Dickey, F.A.I.A. of Media, Pennsylvania ; National Architectural and Engineering Record, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, United States Department of the Interior, Historic American Buildings Survey.

Format:

Image

Author/Creator:

Historic American Buildings Survey.

Contributor:

Dickey, John M.

Bowie, John R.

Gravens, Jon C.

Trumbull, Rebecca.

Cooper, Joseph M.

Eyre, Wilson, 1858-1944.

Hicksite Quakers.

Orthodox Quakers.

Visual Materials Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Meetinghouses--New Jersey--Camden County--Camden.

Parochial schools--New Jersey--Camden County--Camden.

Architecture, American--19th century--Designs and plans.

Architecture, American.

8th St., between Market and Cooper Sts. (Camden, N.J.).

Newton Friends Meeting House (Camden, N.J.)--1828.

Newton Friends Schoolhouse (Camden, N.J.)--1838.

Local Subjects:

8th St., between Market and Cooper Sts. (Camden, N.J.).

Newton Friends Meeting House (Camden, N.J.)--1828.

Newton Friends Schoolhouse (Camden, N.J.)--1838.

Genre:

Architectural survey drawings -- American.

Brownline prints.

Blue line prints.

Penn Provenance:

Athenaeum purchase,

Physical Description:

6 photomechanical reproductions : brownline prints ; 61.5 x 93 cm.

6 photomechanical reproductions : blueline prints ; 61 x 92 cm.

Contained In:

Dickey, John M. Architectural archives.

Place of Publication:

1983.

Notes:

HABS survey number not yet present on these original HABS project drawings, from the creator's office.

Set complete in 6 sheets. Sheet 1 is the title sheet and has: "The Newton Friends Meeting House was constructed in 1828, upon the separation of the Hicksite and Orthodox Quakers, on land donated to the New Hicksite Meeting by Joseph W. Cooper. ... In 1995, several alterations were made to the building. These changes, which have been attributed to Philadelphia architect Wilson Eyre, included extending the east side of the building fourteen feet ... The School House, originally known as the Guild House, was constructed sometime between 1838 and 1847 ..." This sheet includes a location map, street plan and site plan, taken from secondary sources. All sheets include "Drawn by John R. Bowie, A.I.A.", sheet 2 includes the name "Jon C. Graves" as delineator with Bowie and sheet 6 includes the name "Rebecca Trumbull" as delineator with Bowie.

Forms part of: Dickey, John M. Architectural archives.

Cited in:

Stamm checklist (Historic America), p. 498, HABS-NJ-843