Quaker Hill in Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Meeting House 1816
Religious Society of Friends
Erected 1959 by Public Archives Commission. (Marker Number NC-76.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives, the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1682.
Location. 39° 44.51′ N, 75° 33.268′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Quaker Hill. It is at the intersection of 4th Street and West Street, on the right when traveling west on 4th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 N West St, Wilmington DE 19801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and on the Delmarva Peninsula. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John Dickinson (within shouting distance of this marker); 310 North West Street
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Also see . . .
1. Thomas Garrett by RussPickett. (Submitted on September 1, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. Friends Meetinghouse - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.
Friends Meeting House, where most of the prominent Quaker families who first settled in Wilmington worshipped, is one of the most important religious buildings in Wilmington. It remains an important center for Wilmington Quakers. The Friends Meeting House is also outstanding because of its architecture. It is an excellent example of the type of meeting house constructed by Delaware Quakers-in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.(Submitted on April 23, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)
Photographed by William Pfingsten, August 31, 2008
2. Meeting House 1816 Marker
This is how the marker used to look. It has since been replaced or repainted.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 10, 2023
3. Meeting House 1816 Marker in front of the Meeting House
Photographed by Keith S Smith, May 7, 2012
4. Meeting House and Marker
This is a photo of how the marker used to appear.
Photographed by William Pfingsten, August 31, 2008
5. Friends Meeting House
Meeting House and Burial Ground occupies an entire block.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,621 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 12, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on September 1, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on February 12, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on July 28, 2012, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on September 1, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
