Uwchlan Meetinghouse
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Uwchlan Meetinghouse, February 2011
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Location | N. Village Ave. (Rte. 113), Lionville, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°3′16″N 75°39′37″W / 40.05444°N 75.66028°WCoordinates: 40°3′16″N 75°39′37″W / 40.05444°N 75.66028°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1756 |
NRHP Reference # | 73001606 |
Added to NRHP | September 20, 1973 |
Uwchlan Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house located on North Village Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 113) at Lionville in Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1756, and is a 2 1⁄2-story, rubble fieldstone structure with a gable roof. During the winter of 1777–78, it was used as a hospital by the Continental Army at Valley Forge and staffed by Dr. Bodo Otto (1711–1787).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.