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'''Friends Church''' is a historic church at 314 W. Broadway in [[Maryville, Tennessee|Maryville]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Tennessee]].
 
It was built in 1871 as a [[Friends meeting house|meetinghouse]] for the local congregation of the [[Society of Friends]] (Quakers). SinceThe 1940Quakers itwere hasan beenimportant usedgroup forin Maryville in the 19th century that played a major role in building the community's early schools, including the Freedman's Institute and Maryville Normal School. The single-story [[Episcopalbrick]] Churchchurch (Unitedis States)|Episcopalof [[Italianate]] worship.design Itand currentlyis houseslaid '''St.out Andrew'son Episcopalan Church'''ell plan.<ref name=StAOurHistory>{{cite web|url=http://saintandrewspdfhost.dioetfocus.orgnps.gov/About%20Usdocs/our-historyNRHP/Text/64500594.htmlpdf |title=OurNational HistoryRegister of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: The Historic and Architectural Resources of Blount County, Tennessee |publisherfirst=St.Philip Andrew's|last=Thomason Episcopal|date=June Church16, 1989 |accessdatepublisher=JanuaryNational 23,Park 2012Service}}</ref>
 
Since 1940 the building has been used for [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]] worship. It currently houses '''St. Andrew's Episcopal Church'''.<ref name=StAOurHistory>{{cite web|url=http://saintandrews.dioet.org/About%20Us/our-history.html|title=Our History |publisher=St. Andrew's Episcopal Church |accessdate=January 23, 2012}}</ref>
 
It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1989 and became a [[Blount County, Tennessee|Blount County]] historic landmark in 2007.<ref name=StAOurHistory/>