Old City in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Arch Street Meeting House
Museum and Place of Worship
| | Quaker Historic Site and Burial Ground | |
The Arch Street Meeting House was built between 1803 and 1811 on land that is the ancestral home of the Lenape, or Delaware Nation. It has been an anchor of Quaker community and activism ever since.
Located in the heart of Old City, Arch Street Meeting House is a National Historic Landmark, and an active place of worship for the Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia.
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Erected by Arch Street Meeting House.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1803.
Location. 39° 57.107′ N, 75° 8.813′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Old City. It is on North 4th Street just south of Arch Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 Arch St, Philadelphia
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Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. 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, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Arch Street Meeting House (here, next to this marker); Sarah Mapps Douglass / Quakers & Social Justice / Arch Street Meeting House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 (within shouting distance of this marker); What Happened to the Headstones? (within shouting distance of this marker); You're Standing on a Burial Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); Benjamin Franklin (within shouting distance of this marker); About the Meeting House / A Master Builder / Arch Street Meeting House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker
Another marker is no longer nearby. The First Society of Unitarian Christians in Philadelphia (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 4, 2025
3. The inside of the Arch Street Meeting House sanctuary
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 4, 2025
4. The historical benches for traveling preachers
Note the curved architecture above the benches to allow for the natural amplification.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 320 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 18, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4. submitted on April 6, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
