The Old Haverford Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house at 235 East Eagle Road in Oakmont, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.
History The burial ground attached to Old Haverford Friends Meetinghouse was laid out in 1684. In 1688, the log meetinghouse was built. A stone meetinghouse was subsequently completed in 1700. It is believed that the southern portion of the meetinghouse, with its rougher masonry, is the original stone building. It cost an estimated £158 pounds sterling to construct (£28,873.99 in 2026). William Penn preached there soon after construction was complete and often attended worship. The northern portion of the building was expanded in 1800, being made more "commodious and comfortable."
Congregation Despite holding meetings as early 1684, the congregation was formally founded in 1693, chartered by trustees including John Bevan, who had a plaque at the location dedicated to him in 1927.
Old Haverford Friends Meeting is an active faith community and center for worship, although does not see the numbers of attendance it did in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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