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East Hoosac Quaker Meetinghouse is an historic Quaker meeting house in Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.〔Harold Wickliffe Rose. ''The Colonial Houses of Worship in America''. New York: Hastings House, Publishers, 1963, p. 231. "109 East Hoosac Friends Meeting House (1786) Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts"〕 The meetinghouse's construction dates to the early 1780s. It now occupies a prominent position within the Maple Street Cemetery (also listed on the National Register of Historic Places), the first burial ground in Adams. Unmarked graves of Adams' early Quaker settlers lie near the meetinghouse, an area now marked by a plaque.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NRHP nomination for Maple Street Cemetery )〕 The meetinghouse is a simple rectangular two story building measuring by . In typical Quaker fashion, both the interior and exterior lack any significant ornamentation. The interior was partitioned to separate the men from the women, although portions of the divider were movable. Seating consisted of benches, and there were fireplaces located on the women's side of both floors.〔 The meetinghouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976,〔 and is a contributing property to the Maple Street Cemetery listing of 2004.〔 ==See also==
*National Register of Historic Places listings in Berkshire County, Massachusetts
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