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VOL 23 NO. 38 Celebrating Our 23r'1 Yoai August 2-August 8, 1990 Celehmting Our PSriJ Y(\ji 25 CENTS
Though the smoke has long cleared, there is a long road ahead in rebuilding one of the last remaining artifacts of the Bethpage Purchase,
Pictured above is the original Quaker Meeting House of the 1920's. The rebuilding, of the
present house will include a front porch and clapboards much like the ones pictured here
in order to return the Meeting House to its original appearance. Picture courtesy of Jean
Hubbard.
The charred remains of one of the last remaining artifacts of Quaker history as it stands
today. In the foreground lies the House's original benches, which were well over 100 years
old. They were destroyed by the blnie and will have to be recreated.
On January 28, 1990 a tragic lire swept tlirough one
of the few remaining pieces of Ouaker heritage in our area.
The Quaker Meeting House located in larmingdale was
the target of a suspected arson attack. The lire was
discovered by a pedestrian at approximately 4:00 a.m. when
he noticed smoke coming from the back of tfie building.
He notified a state trooper who called the Sciuth
F'armingdale Fire Department who responded quickls to
the call.
The blaze which was set from the reai ot the 100 year
old Quaker facility ravaged the building, fhe fu'c was
extremely difficult to extinguish due to the iaci that the
nearest water source was on Fhomas Powell Boulevard.
In the past the Quaker landmark has been the target of
numerous acts of vandalism and hardship, in fact it has
been reconstructed three limes.
The first house dates back to 1741 and stood where the
present one stands today. The original house was built after
Thomas Powell's death and was largely used by members
of his family. Thomas Powell, a Quaker, made the Bethpage
purchase in 1687. It was here that Mr. Powell cho.se to
raise his family of 15 children. In 1810 a larger facility
was built on the north side of the road, which encompassed
a schoolhouse. This facility was destroyed in the blizzard
of 1888. The meeting house was then reconstructed in 1890
and in 1936 was moved back to the present location.
Thirteen years ago the meeting house withstood another
arson attack and was repaired. However, this fire was much
worse and has possibly destroyed one of the only remaining
remnants of Mr. Powell's Bethpage purchase.
When one looks at the meeting house today it truly is
a heartbreak to see the charred remains of its original
benches, which were well over 100 years old and are
irreplaceable. The moldings and the original door frames
are broken and burned, the doors stand covered with soot
from the fire's rage,
1 spoke wuh .lean Hubbard, the cierk at UK- iuceiiiig
house. She told me that she was truK hearibroken whvn
she .saw the state of the meeiifig housi- tfia? nioriiing. " 1 here
virtual')' was nothing left,, she said, i'h.c onl'. thing salxaecd
'<'vas the actual liamc ul ilic fiDUsc and iho uoni piMUon
ot ihe iioor, \\\ a shame; 1 can rciucmhcr laking \ciioisi
cluldrcn on a tour o! the Po\sel! Piuchiisc. ^^c\l iidc :'ur>ugh
I'armingdalc. Bethpage, ()id iicthpage and 'xicK illc ai-d lii
[H>ini (Mil ;iil the spocmi j•5iac<.^ ol uUcicsi sa^ a as ijic Hvau
Se'oiii. i!u- ro^\rl! ii(>usc and the Mcc'Mi;.: fiwtisr. \.i\'.
I'm aliaid iheie is noshmg !cit i his wiilv was ihf •-•nw
i'-'Miainitig fiiccc (i| Quakct hciiiagc in wu; a.rca
I'ians aic jnescmK uiuiet v,a\ to n C'al^^i Ui. t (lie i,)uakc!
iac'.liiy. ihe ci>st has becji estimated at ueil uses ''-NilJ'Ofj.
Mrs. Mubbard staled that the liousi..- whl he •.,\Misi.i ueiCvl
to resciublr tiie IK'M) hoUsc and \siit include a Isom [^oich..
io luiSlK-r regam its onginai look ciapi')t»auls v.iH he u-^ed
insiead of sidmg and the ongma! benches v\iil be
rcconstrucicd. Slse went on lo say tfuii plans include tlie
insiailalion v\ an alarm and sprinkler s>siem as wcii as
an updated healing sysiem. .A portion ol the funds needed
lo! the reconstjuciion will be covered by msurance but there
still is quite a huge sum ol moncv lo raise to complete
tCON't iNUfcD ON aACK PAGES
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| Title | Bethpage-Tribune_1990-08-02 |
| Subject | Newspaper |
| Description | This is a Newspaper distributed locally within Betpage, Old Bethpage, Island Trees, Plainedge and Seaford. |
| Creator | Florence Cullem |
| Publisher | Florence Cullem |
| Contributors | Scanned and prepared by Hudson Microimaging, Port Ewen, New York 12466. Date 2009 |
| Date | 2010 |
| Type | Periodical |
| Format | PDF; TIFF |
| Source | Bethpage Public Library |
| Language | English |
| Coverage | United States |
| Rights | The Newspaper is in the Public Domain and Digital Rights are held by Bethpage Public. Library. |
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