Little Falls Meetinghouse, church building in Maryland, United States of America
Little Falls Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker church building in Maryland built of stone in 1843 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Inside, benches face each other across a moveable partition that allows the space to be opened for larger gatherings, reflecting the building's practical design for both quiet worship and community events.
The Quaker community gathered here from the early 1700s, initially outdoors and in temporary structures, until a stone building was erected in 1773. The current main building from 1843, designed by Benjamin Ferris, was constructed on foundations from earlier structures, linking the site to its long past.
The meetinghouse takes its name from the nearby stream Little Falls, which shaped early settlement in the area. The space reflects Quaker values of simplicity and equality that visitors can experience through silent worship and the face-to-face seating arrangement that still encourages direct connection.
The site sits beside a stream with open grounds featuring historic graves and an attached schoolhouse from the 1800s that visitors can explore. Weekly worship services happen on Sundays, and the grounds occasionally host community events like summer concerts on the lawn.
Local lore tells of William Amos in 1738 sitting on a log in the woods and experiencing a profound spiritual moment, after which others joined him in worship. This chance gathering is remembered as the beginning of the Quaker meeting at this location.
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