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Great Friends Meeting House in Newport, Rhode Island, built in 1699, is the oldest surviving house of worship in the state and reflects Quaker plain style through its lack of pulpit, steeple, stained glass, and statuary. Constructed on land donated by Nicholas Easton, it grew from Newport’s influential Quaker community and was reportedly the largest structure between Boston and New York when completed. Enlarged several times in the 18th and 19th centuries, it remained in religious use until 1905, then served Newport’s African American community until the 1970s. Restored later, it is now preserved as part of the Newport Historic District.
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Newport, Rhode Island · United States
