Holy Trinity Church
Holy Trinity Church, also known as Old Swedes, is a historic church at East 7th and Church Street in Wilmington, Delaware. It was consecrated on Trinity Sunday, June 4, 1699, by a predominantly Swedish congregation formerly of the colony of New Sweden.Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
- Type: Church
- Description: church in Wilmington, Delaware
- Also known as: “Old Swedes” and “Old Swedes Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Christina and Church Street Historic District.
Fort Christina
Park
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Fort Christina, also called Fort Altena, was the first Swedish settlement in North America and the principal settlement of the New Sweden colony. Built in 1638 and named after Christina, Queen of Sweden, it was located approximately 1 mi east of the…
Church Street Historic District
Protected area
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Church Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 26 contributing buildings, 22 of which are single family fully attached rowhouse dwellings. Church Street Historic District is situated 460 feet north of Holy Trinity Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lower Market Street Historic District and Wilmington.
Lower Market Street Historic District
Neighborhood
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Lower Market Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 132 contributing buildings the central business district of Wilmington.
Wilmington
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Wilmington is the largest city in Delaware, though still small by U.S. standards with a population of only 70,000. Due to the state's business-friendly laws, Wilmington is something of a center for businesses, with an incredible number of American corporations incorporated in the city.
East Brandywine Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
East Brandywine Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 189 contributing buildings located east of the central business district of Wilmington dating from the late-18th to the early-20th century.
Holy Trinity Church
- Category: religion
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Holy Trinity Church” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “聖三一教堂”
- Finnish: “Pyhän kolminaisuuden kirkko”
- Swedish: “Holy Trinity (Old Swedes‘)”
- Swedish: “Holy Trinity”
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