Built in 1694 in Flushing, it's the oldest house of worship in New York City. The history of the Quakers in Flushing is deeply tied in with the development of religious freedom in America.
Day 14
Old Quaker Meeting House
January 13th, 2012
I'm walking every street in New York City.
This is the counterpoint to my walk across the US. Instead of seeing a million places for just a minute each, I'm going to spend a million minutes exploring just one place. By the time I finish walking every block of every street in all five boroughs, I'll have traveled more than 8,000 miles on foot — all within a single city. Details!
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9,326 miles walked
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“The Flushing Remonstrance” is one of those things from history class that just sticks. Like “The Defenestration of Prague.”
Defenestration is the act of throwing something from a window ( messengers
with bad news) not very Quaker like. The old Quaker meeting houses are all beautiful in their simplicity. I love the idea of someone walking those streets on behalf of those of us who can’t. Thank You.
Defenestration is the act of throwing something from a window ( messengers
with bad news) not very Quaker like. The old Quaker meeting houses are all beautiful in their simplicity. I love the idea of someone walking those streets on behalf of those of us who can’t. Thank You.
It’s just hard for me to believe that building is over 300 years old. REally? It looks so ordinary.
If those walls could talk; just imgiane the stories they could tell.
soon to be a homeless shelter- I’d bet!
soon to be a homeless shelter id bet!
Wow what a history. Amazing how the building is still standing after this long of time.
Did you give the person with the cart any pointers on how to pack more efficiently?
Defenestration is the act of throwing something from a window. In the case of the Doges it would have been any envoy with bad news. Not very Quaker like. All the old Quaker houses are beautiful in their simplicity.
As a tot, I protested the Vietnam war at that Quaker house, in candlelight vigil. So much history within those few blocks. The 1st weeping beech tree, the Kingsland Mansion, the Bowne house (which was part of the Underground Railroad), the beautiful architecture of Flushing high school… and many of the progeny of the trees that John Bowne & Samuel Bowne Parsons planted, when settling Flushing are still there.