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Holy Trinity Church (Old Swedes)

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.[3] The church, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961, is among the few surviving public buildings that reflect the Swedish colonial effort. The church is considered part of First State National Historical Park. The church, which is often visited by tourists, remains open for tours and religious activities.

Location

E. 7th St. and Church St., Wilmington, Delaware

39°44′18.7″N 75°32′26.0″W / 39.738528°N 75.540556°W / 39.738528; -75.540556

1698 (1698)

66000261

October 15, 1966[1]

November 5, 1961[2]

The church appears on the obverse of the 1937 Delaware Tercentenary half dollar.

(1918–1985), lieutenant governor of Delaware

Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard

Elizabeth Bradford du Pont Bayard (1880–1975)

(1799–1880), U.S. Senator

James A. Bayard

(1796–1868), first mayor of Wilmington, U.S. Senator

Richard Bayard

Sr. (1828–1898), secretary of state under President Cleveland

Thomas F. Bayard

(1868–1942), U.S. Senator

Thomas F. Bayard, Jr.

Dr. Joseph Capelle, a Revolutionary War veteran

Catharina and Britta Cock (d. 1726)

Major , a Revolutionary War veteran

Peter Jaquett

The Right Reverend , first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware

Alfred Lee

(1841–1927), justice of the Delaware State Supreme Court.

Ignatius Grubb

(1819–1855), American physician and politician

George R. McLane

Captain , captain of the brig Nancy, raised the first American flag in a foreign port

Hugh Montgomery

Elizabeth Montgomery, daughter of Captain Hugh Montgomery

Hans Jurgen Smidt (1696-1753) and Mary Stalcop (1696-1750), ancestors of of the Hatfield-McCoy feud.

Devil Anse Hatfield

Carl Christopher Springer, first warden

William Vandever (d. 1718), grave marked with the oldest legible stone

(1770–1809), U.S. Senator

Samuel White

(1837–1925) Union general in the Civil War

James Harrison Wilson

Notable burials include:

National Register of Historic Places listings in Wilmington, Delaware

List of National Historic Landmarks in Delaware

New Sweden

List of the oldest buildings in Delaware

List of cemeteries in Delaware

Oldest churches in the United States

— in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church

Old Swedes Foundation website

Trinity Parish website

Swedish Colonial Society

History of Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church 1697-1773

by Nellie Urner Wallington, 1907.

Historic Churches of American

(HABS) No. DE-9-2, "Holy Trinity Church, Seventh & Church Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE", 8 photos, 8 measured drawings, 6 data pages, supplemental material

Historic American Buildings Survey