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Walnut Ridge Friends Meetinghouse
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Walnut Ridge Friends Meetinghouse, October 2011
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| Location | West of Carthage, Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°43′41″N 85°36′48″W / 39.72806°N 85.61333°WCoordinates: 39°43′41″N 85°36′48″W / 39.72806°N 85.61333°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1827, 1866, 1890, 1972, 1976 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP Reference # | 84001616 |
| Added to NRHP | March 1, 1984 |
Walnut Ridge Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house located in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana. It was built in 1866, and is a one-story, vernacular Italianate style brick building with a moderately pitched gable roof. It features a projecting octagonal entrance bay added in 1890 at the time of an extensive renovation. The building was remodeled in 1972 and a fellowship room addition constructed in 1976. The Walnut Ridge Meeting was established in 1827.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.