Hopewell Friends Meeting House

Hopewell Friends Meeting House is a Quaker meeting house in Frederick County built from stone with massive chimneys, numerous window ledges, and original doorframes made of limestone blocks in Shenandoah Valley architectural style. The building contains multiple rooms and displays the craftsmanship typical of colonial-era construction.

The original wooden structure built in 1734 burned down in 1757, leading to construction of the eastern wing between 1759 and 1761. A later expansion from 1788 to 1794 significantly enlarged the property.

The meeting house was divided into two sections during a 1827 religious split, with Orthodox and Hicksite groups worshiping in separate parts until they reunited in the early 1900s.

The property sits about one mile (1.6 km) west of Clear Brook along Hopewell Road and includes a carriage shed, caretaker house, and a cemetery surrounded by limestone walls. The grounds span roughly 8.5 acres (3.4 hectares) and are easy to access.

The interior preserves benches and tables from 1759, while the cemetery contains numerous unmarked stones older than the oldest dated gravestone from 1807. These silent witnesses tell the story of generations who worshiped here.

Location: Frederick County

GPS coordinates: 39.25639,-78.11528

Latest update: December 12, 2025 16:40