Reading in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Trinity Lutheran Church
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Beautiful Building of
Downtown Reading
2007
Carillon installed 1951
for the 200th anniversary
of
Trinity Lutheran Church
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 2007.
Location. 40° 20.224′ N, 75° 55.577′ W. Marker is in Reading, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is at the intersection of Washington Street (Business U.S. 422) and 6th Street, on the right when traveling west on Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 527 Washington Street, Reading PA 19601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Trinity Lutheran Church Original Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Dr. Bodo Otto (a few steps from this marker); First Reformed Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Birthplace of Spencer Fullerton Baird (about 500 feet away); William Strong (about 500 feet away); Site of the First Post Office (about 600 feet away); Doctor Jonathan Potts (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Dr. Bodo Otto (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reading.
Also see . . .
1. Trinity Lutheran Church. Website homepage (Submitted on December 23, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Details of the 10-bell chime. (Submitted on September 6, 2020, by Carl Scott Zimmerman of Kirkwood, Missouri.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 474 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 23, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.





