MUSEUM AT FRIENDS HOME

WAYNESVILLE, OH

1st Avenue, Middletown, OH Built in 1887, this Queen Anne-style house features a red brick exterior, a gabled roof, one-over-one double-hung windows, a two-story bay window on the front facade, a rough-hewn stone base, a front porch with turned columns, and a picture window on the front facade with a stained glass transom. The house is a contributing structure in the South Main Street Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
1st Avenue, Middletown, OH Credit: w_lemay

The Museum at Friends Home is a historic site located in Waynesville, Ohio. The site serves as a tribute to the Quaker community of Waynesville and the surrounding area. The museum is housed in a two-story brick building that was originally built in 1905 as a dormitory for Earlham College students. The building was later used as a nursing home for several decades before being converted into a museum in 1977.

The museum features exhibits on the history of the Quaker community in Waynesville and the surrounding area. Visitors can learn about the Quaker principles of peace, simplicity, and social justice, as well as the history of the Underground Railroad and the role that Quakers played in helping slaves escape to freedom. The museum also features exhibits on local history, including the Wright Brothers and their connection to the area.

In addition to the exhibits, the Museum at Friends Home hosts a variety of events throughout the year, including lectures, concerts, and workshops. The site is open to the public from April through October and offers guided tours for groups of 10 or more. The museum is a unique and educational destination for anyone interested in the history of the Quaker community and the role it played in shaping the United States.

MUSEUM AT FRIENDS HOME is a Uncategorized or General Museum in WAYNESVILLE OH. US MID #8403900077

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin).

1st Avenue, Middletown, OH Built in 1887, this Queen Anne-style house features a red brick exterior, a gabled roof, one-over-one double-hung windows, a two-story bay window on the front facade, a rough-hewn stone base, a front porch with turned columns, and a picture window on the front facade with a stained glass transom. The house is a contributing structure in the South Main Street Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
1st Avenue and Main Street, Middletown, OH Built in the 19th Century, this Italianate-style house features a red brick exterior, a gabled roof, one-over-one windows, a window with an arched stained glass transom on the first floor of the 1st Avenue facade, a front porch with decorative curved trim, and a one-story bay window on the 1st Avenue facade. The house is a contributing structure in the South Main Street Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Main Street, Middletown, OH Built in 1887, this Italianate-style house features a painted brick exterior, a hipped and side-gable roof, a two-story bay window on the front facade, one-over-one windows with decorative hoods, a decorative trim surround at the front entrance door, and a simple cornice. The house is a contributing structure in the South Main Street Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Main Street, Middletown, OH Built in 1869, this Greek Revival-style house features a painted brick exterior, six-over-six and two-over-two double-hung windows, a gabled roof, and a two-story front portico, likely added in the early 20th Century, with fluted ionic columns and pilasters. The house is a contributing structure in the South Main Street Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Main Street, Middletown, OH Built in the 19th Century, this Greek Revival-style house features a painted brick exterior, a gabled roof, doric pilasters, six-over-one double-hung windows, and a decorative trim surround at the front door. The house is a contributing structure in the South Main Street Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Main Street, Middletown, OH Built in 1892, this Carpenter Gothic Revival-style house features a side-gable roof with a steep-pitched front gable, one-over-one windows, brick chimneys, and a front porch with decorative brackets and sawn lace-like trim and columns. The house is a contributing structure in the South Main Street Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Main Street, Middletown, OH Built in 1869, this Greek Revival-style house features a painted brick exterior, six-over-six and two-over-two double-hung windows, a gabled roof, and a two-story front portico, likely added in the early 20th Century, with fluted ionic columns and pilasters. The house is a contributing structure in the South Main Street Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Main Street, Middletown, OH Built in 1914, this Tudor Revival-style house features a red brick and stucco-clad exterior with half-timbering, double-hung windows and casement windows, a double front gable, a hipped roof, a porch with red brick piers, and hipped dormers. The house is a contributing structure in the South Main Street Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Main Street and 6th Avenue, Middletown, OH Built in 1888, this Queen Anne-style house features a hipped and gabled roof, a wooden clapboard and wooden shingle-clad exterior, a cylindrical corner tower with a bell-shaped roof, arched attic windows, one-over-one double-hung windows, a two-story bay window on the side facade, and porches with turned columns and decorative brackets. The house is a contributing structure in the South Main Street Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Main Street, Middletown, OH Built in 1872, this Italian Villa-style mansion features a painted brick exterior, a gabled roof with decorative paneling on the gable ends, a bracketed cornice, a tower with a low-pitch roof, balconies at the third floor with decorative corbels, and arched one-over-one windows, one-over-one double-hung windows with decorative hoods, one-story bay windows on the front and side facades, a front porch with doric columns and brick piers, and a rough-hewn stone base. The house is a contributing structure in the South Main Street Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Main Street and 4th Avenue, Middletown, OH Built in 1920, this Renaissance Revival-style mansion features a buff brick exterior, limestone trim, a red terra cotta tile hipped roof with vaulted dormers, casement windows, a front loggia with arched openings and corinthian columns, a parapet with urns, and stone trim, flanked by lower porticoes with rusticated brick corner piers, decorative balustrades, and corinthian columns, and a stone base. The house is a contributing structure in the South Main Street Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Main Street, Middletown, OH Built in 1916, this Arts and Crafts-style house features a side-gable roof with exposed rafter tails, a double-gable front dormer, wooden shingle and wooden clapboard cladding, double-hung and casement windows, and a front porch with brick piers, brick railings, and exposed roof beams. The house is a contributing structure in the South Main Street Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

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MUSEUM AT FRIENDS HOME
115 S 4TH ST
WAYNESVILLE
OH
45068

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MID # 8403900077
Name MUSEUM AT FRIENDS HOME
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Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Midwest
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)
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LAT/LONG 39.530978, -84.08992
CODES FIPS State Code: 39
FIPS County Code: 165
US Census Tract: 031000
US Census Block: 3017