1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse, c. 1870
Courtesy Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College
Courtesy Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College
1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse, 1892
Photo by Edwin J. Gardner
Courtesy Margaret Hartsough/Ontario County Historical Society
Photo by Edwin J. Gardner
Courtesy Margaret Hartsough/Ontario County Historical Society
1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse, 1917
Centenary Celebration
Courtesy Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College
Centenary Celebration
Courtesy Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College
1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse, 1927, showing ministers’ and elders’ building to rear.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, n.d.
Courtesy Rochester Public Library
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, n.d.
Courtesy Rochester Public Library
1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse, 1927
John Van Lare moved the Meetinghouse 365 feet north, removed every other window, built a small room with historic dividers, and raised the barn floor to create a second floor.
John Van Lare moved the Meetinghouse 365 feet north, removed every other window, built a small room with historic dividers, and raised the barn floor to create a second floor.
1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse, c. 1958
Courtesy Helen Kirker
Courtesy Helen Kirker
1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse, 2004
Photo by Charles Lenhart
Photo by Charles Lenhart
1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse, 2007
Photo by Judith Wellman
Photo by Judith Wellman
Helen Kirker, Founding President, 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse Museum;
Margaret Hartsough, Farmington Town Historian, retired; Donna Hill-Herendeen, Farmington Town Historian in front of new marker commemorating Farmington Quaker Crossroads Historic District, 2007.
Margaret Hartsough, Farmington Town Historian, retired; Donna Hill-Herendeen, Farmington Town Historian in front of new marker commemorating Farmington Quaker Crossroads Historic District, 2007.
1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse
Plans for stabilizing the Meetinghouse, 2010
Plans for stabilizing the Meetinghouse, 2010
1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse with new protective siding and supporters holding signs with historic people, 2010.
Dedication of new foundation for the Meetinghouose, July 30, 2011
1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse.
Moving the Meetinghouse with Wolfe Brothers Movers, November 11, 2011.
Davey Bruinix holds up the building. Photo by Charles Lenhart.
Moving the Meetinghouse with Wolfe Brothers Movers, November 11, 2011.
Davey Bruinix holds up the building. Photo by Charles Lenhart.
Celebrating Moving Day. Helen Kirker, founding president of the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse Museum, dressed as a Quaker; Barbara Blaisdell, a.k.a. Susan B. Anthony; Peter Jemison, Seneca (Wolfe clan).
Neighbors and friends celebrate moving day. November 11, 2011.
1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse
Installing new bay, November 16, 2018
Photo by Jack Haley. Courtesy Canandaigua Messenger
Installing new bay, November 16, 2018
Photo by Jack Haley. Courtesy Canandaigua Messenger
Helen Kirker in Quaker dress
1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse
Photo by Judith Wellman
1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse
Photo by Judith Wellman