Whitefield House - PLAQUE
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Whitfield House, planned by George Whitfield in 1740 when he obtained 5,000 acres of land for a Negro school and begun by Peter Boehler and several Brethern. Purchased by the Moravians 1741. Completed for a family house 1743. Converted into a boarding school for girls 1745 and into a nursery for children of missionaries three years later.
Used as a home for retired mission workers since 1764, except for the year 1855-1858, when it was occupied by the Theological Seminary, seat of the Moravian Historical Society and Museum since 1871.
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