Old City in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Arch Street Meeting House

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 25, 2017

1. Arch Street Meeting House Marker

Inscription. The meetinghouse was built in 1804 on a burial ground granted by William Penn in 1701. It has been continuously used as a place of worship and center for activities of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) of the Philadelphia region.

Erected 1954 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1804.

Location. 39° 57.142′ N, 75° 8.746′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Old City. It is on Arch Street. The marker is located between 3rd and 4th Streets. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 313 Arch St, Philadelphia PA 19106, 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: Friends Meeting (a few steps from this marker); Arch Street Friends (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Arch Street Meeting House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Arch Street Meeting House

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(within shouting distance of this marker); History of the Philadelphia Fire Department Mural Project (within shouting distance of this marker); Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (within shouting distance of this marker); A Revolutionary Religion / Betsy Ross / Arch Street Meeting House (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel Nicholas Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 25, 2015

2. Arch Street Meeting House Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 25, 2015

3. Arch Street Meeting House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 740 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 26, 2017, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 2, 3. submitted on May 4, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.