Lawndale in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Trinity Church Oxford First Service
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2025
1. Trinity Church Oxford First Service Marker
were held on this site
A. D. 1698
in a log meeting house
built by the Oxford Society of Friends
This church was erected
A. D. 1711
Erected 1711 by Trinity Church Oxford.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1698.
Location. 40° 3.264′ N, 75° 5.198′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Lawndale. It can be reached from Oxford Avenue. Date Stone marker is above the Trinity Church Oxford west entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 601 Longshore Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19111, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Thomas Balch (a few steps from this marker); Rear Admiral James L. Lardner U.S.N. (a few steps from this marker); John Washington Whitaker (within shouting distance of this marker); Unmarked Enslaved Graves Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Trinity Church Oxford (within shouting distance of this marker); Burholme World War I Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Burholme Memorial for Peace (approx. 0.6 miles away); Thomas Rowland & Sons Shovel Works (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
Also see . . . Trinity Church Oxford: Our History. (Submitted on July 5, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2025
2. Trinity Church Oxford and First Service Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2025
3. Trinity Church Oxford Marker
Philadelphia Historical Commission
Certified Site No. 67
Certified Site No. 67
Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,093 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 5, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
