Friendship Hall, East New Market
Introduction
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Historic marker outside the home
Friendship Hall, 2007
Inside Friendship Hall, 1936
Friendship Hall, 1936
Friendship Hall, present day. In the middle is the mayor of the town, Caroline S. Cline, with plans to reinvent Friendship Hall and to have more focus on the historical side of East New Market.
The Sulivane family is laid to rest on the property of Friendship Hall.
Friendship Hall, kitchen wing
Backstory and Context
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The earliest records for the land around Friendship Hall date back to 1683 when it was acquired by Thomas Smithson. The current home was built shortly after a fire destroyed the second home that was built at this location in 1782. The home was expanded throughout the years and now has three stories with a large garden behind the home, a small barn, and wide open fields on either side of it.
Daniel Sullivane, an officer who served under Britain's King James II, acquired the property in the early 18th century through marriage. Sullivane's home was believed to have burned down in 1782, but was quickly rebuilt in 1785. The property changed hands several times over the next two centuries. In 1972, the home was acquired by Fred Tidwell and Joe Gavlick who worked to preserve the historic structure.