Downtown in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
First English Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 28, 2025
1. First English Evangelical Lutheran Church Marker
Andrew Peebles, Architect
Built 1885-1888
Erected by Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.
Location. 40° 26.488′ N, 79° 59.735′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Downtown. It is on Grant Street south of 7th Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 615 Grant Street, Pittsburgh PA 15219, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Strawberry Way (within shouting distance of this marker); Allegheny HYP Club (Harvard-Yale-Princeton Club) (within shouting distance of this marker); Refining Crude Oil (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gulf Building (about 300 feet away); Mark W. Melcher Memorial (about 400 feet away); Founding Convention of the AFL (about 400 feet away); Smithfield Congregational Church (about 500 feet away); The First Society of Methodists in Pittsburgh (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
Regarding First English Evangelical Lutheran Church. The church was designated a Pittsburgh Historic Landmark in 1975.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 28, 2025
2. First English Evangelical Lutheran Church Marker
Marker is located at the lower right of the photo.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 147 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 20, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
