The 1816 Farmington Meetinghouse

The historic 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse which was slated for demolition after being badly damaged by a storm in February 2006 is the focus of a community effort to restore the building and preserve its legacy.

The 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse was a crucible for several national reform movements, hosting debates over freedom and equality for women, African Americans and Seneca Indians. National reformers associated with Farmington include William Lloyd Garrison, Lucretia Mott, Frederick Douglass, William Wells Brown, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony.

The Restoration Project

The Farmington Meetinghouse restoration project seeks to:

• Stabilize and preserve the building
• Restore the historic appearance of the building
• Donate the building to an appropriate historical agency
• Provide for the use of the building as an educational and tourism center

The effort also examines the historic role that the meetinghouse played in national debates about:

• Womans rights
• Equality for Quakers and Native Americans
• Abolitionism and the Underground Railroad
• American ideals for equality