Brewery District in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Trinity Lutheran Seminary
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2012
1. Trinity Lutheran Seminary Marker
The German Seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio, the first Lutheran theological seminary west of the Appalachian Mountains, began instruction under Pastor Wilhelm Schmidt in Canton in 1830. The seminary relocated to Columbus at this location in 1831. After becoming part of Capital University in 1850, it occupied temporary campuses before locating permanently on the National Road, east of Columbus, in 1876. There the seminary was known as the Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary. In 1959, the seminary separated from Capital University. In 1978, it merged with the Hamma School of Theology of Wittenberg University, taking the name Trinity Lutheran Seminary. This united seminary was a significant harbinger of the formation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 1988. The cornerstone of the first seminary building erected on this site in 1832 is located on the Trinity Lutheran Seminary campus in Bexley.
Erected 2003 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, Trinity Lutheran Seminary, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 57-25.)
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Location. 39° 56.888′ N, 82° 59.89′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in the Brewery District. It is at the intersection of High Street (U.S. 23) and Stimmel Street, on the right when traveling south on High Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 671 South High Street, Columbus OH 43215, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Scioto Valley. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. 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, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Circa 1897 (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Circa 1887 (about 600 feet away); Historic German Village (about 700 feet away); Circa Mid 1888 (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Historic German Village (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fred Holdridge and Howard Burns (approx. 0.2 miles away); Circa 1870 (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Historic German Village (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.
Another marker is no longer nearby. St. Mary Church (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
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1. Trinity Lutheran Seminary
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2012
2. Trinity Lutheran Seminary Marker
2. History and Mission of Trinity Lutheran Seminary. Capitol University website entry (Submitted on December 31, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 855 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 31, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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