Arch Street Friends Meeting House
320 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Philadelphia and Quakers go together like, well Philadelphia and Quakers. The only religious sect awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, the centuries-old Quaker influence is still alive and well here.
William Penn himself would have likely felt at home in this large symmetrical meeting house, which hasn’t changed much since 1804. Today, men and women meet together in the unadorned West Room, a large meeting room with balconies and benches, originally designed for the conduct of women’s business.
Men met on the other side of the house in the East Room, which now contains dioramas and a slide show about William Penn's life.
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Arch Street Friends Meeting House
Photo by J. Smith for GPTMC
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