Friends have had a presence at our present site since the 1840s. The Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse was built in 1856.

The American Friends Service Committee, founded here in 1917, has a historic marker recognizes their work for… Wait, what? It’s gone!

On closer inspection, a tag from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission says the AFSC sign is down for maintenance. Whew!

Finally, here is a view of the actual sign when it was in place (and before the Philadelphia Family Courthouse was built).

For good measure, here’s the other historical marker on our campus, for Civilian Public Service. It’s still in place. This is the same photo we used on our History page.