Centre Meeting and Schoolhouse
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Centre Monthly Meeting and Schoolhouse
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Centre Meeting interior, January 2008
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| Location | 311 Center Meeting Rd., Centerville, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°49′13″N 75°35′58″W / 39.82028°N 75.59944°WCoordinates: 39°49′13″N 75°35′58″W / 39.82028°N 75.59944°W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | 1796 |
| NRHP reference # | 71000224 |
| Added to NRHP | December 16, 1971 |
Centre Meeting and Schoolhouse, also known as Centre Meeting of Religious Society of Friends, is a historic Quaker meeting house and school located on Center Meeting Road in Centerville, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1796 and is rectangular brick building with pitched roof and brick chimney at either end. Sheds are attached to the east and west sides. The school house was built by the Friends for their children and those of the community. It is square with a pitched roof and a lunette in the gable toward the west.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
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