Downtown Seattle in King County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)

50th Anniversary of First Presbyterian Church of Seattle

December 12, 1869 - December 12, 1919

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2014

1. 50th Anniversary of First Presbyterian Church of Seattle Marker

Inscription. First Pastor
Dr. George F. Whitworth.

Charter Members
Mary E. Whitworth • Clara Whitworth York
Lida Whitworth • Ruth J. McCarty
Rebecca Jones • Samuel Kenny
Jessie Kenny

Erected on the Fiftieth
Anniversary of the
founding of this church
in grateful and loving
memory of its first pastor
and charter members

"And the multitude of them
that believed were of one
heart and one soul."
Acts, 4, 32.

Erected 1919 by First Presbyterian Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 47° 36.479′ N, 122° 19.746′ W. Marker is in Seattle, Washington, in King County. It is in Downtown Seattle. It can be reached from 8th Avenue. Marker is in an interior church courtyard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1013 8th Avenue, Seattle WA 98104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Washington’s Puget Sound Region.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast,

in the Pacific Northwest,

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

in the Inside Passage,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The First Presbyterian Church of Seattle, Washington (here, next to this marker); First Presbyterian Church of Seattle World War Memorial (here, next to this marker); First Presbyterian Church of Seattle World War II Memorial

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(here, next to this marker); First Presbyterian Church Cornerstone (a few steps from this marker); Women's University Club of Seattle (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Baroness Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Seattle Ice Arena (approx. 0.2 miles away); Original Site of the University of Washington (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Seattle.

First Presbyterian Church of Seattle Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

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3. First Presbyterian Church of Seattle

Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 662 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 13, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on April 1, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.