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 —

Arch Street Meeting House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 16, 2022

1. Arch Street Meeting House Marker

Inscription.
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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Visit our museum website to see when we're open: www.HistoricASMH.org

Erected by Arch Street Meeting House.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • 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. Marker 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 PA 19106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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(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 also named Arch Street Meeting House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 16, 2022

2. Arch Street Meeting House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 78 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 18, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.