Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Tindley Temple

— United Methodist Church Registered Historic Site No. 434 —

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 23, 2015

1. Tindley Temple Marker

Inscription. Founded 1902 as East Calvary Methodist Church. Renamed for its founder, Rev. Charles A. Tindley. Born a slave in Maryland, he did much to assist later migrants from the South. After his death, Tindley Temple continued to sponsor needed community programs.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the United Methodist Church Historic Sites series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.

Location. 39° 56.465′ N, 75° 9.967′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Graduate Hospital. It is on South Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 762 South Broad Street, Philadelphia PA 19146, 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 of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Union Local 274, American Federation of Musicians (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Martin Luther King Plaza (about 700 feet away); Object for Expression (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hotel Brotherhood USA (approx. 0.2 miles away); First African Baptist Church

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Jack and Jill of America Foundation (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nathaniel Hawthorne Public School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ambient Air Monitoring Site (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Dunbar Theatre (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Tindley Temple image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 23, 2015

2. Tindley Temple

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 23, 2015

3. Tindley Temple

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 23, 2015

4. Tindley Temple

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 631 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 25, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.