CHoWs - By State


Pennsylvania


Abington FMH
Jenkintown, PA
Society of Friends, 1699
Stone
Augustus Lutheran, Trappe
Trappe, PA
German Lutheran, 1743
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!Augustus is the parent church of all other Lutheran Churches in America. One mark, created on the 250th anniversary of this church’s foundation, is a walkway from the parking area that is made of slabs of engraved stones from the many first-generation Lutheran churches its parishioner-missionaries established. Among them are all the other Lutheran CHoWs on this website.
Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Conewago, PA
Roman Catholic, 1785
Stone
Birmingham FMH
Birmingham, PA
Society of Friends, 1763
Stone
Bristol FMH
Bristol, PA
Society of Friends, 1709
Stone
Buckingham FMH
Buckingham Twp, PA
Society of Friends, 1768
Stone
Catawissa FMH
Catawissa, PA
Society of Friends, 1789
Wood
Hold mouse here for more info!Less than a third of the Friends Meetinghouses are built of wood; this is the only one remaining from the colonial era in Pennsylvania. Additionally, though I did not know to ask at the time about this MH, I've known of Catawissa for over 60 years: it was my 4th-grade teacher's home town, and she spoke of it in class occasionally.
Christ Church, Old Swedes
Upper Marion (Bridgeport), PA
Swedish Lutheran, 1760
Stone
Christ Church, Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Church of England, 1727
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!Benjamin Franklin worshiped at this huge church (at one time believed to be the largest enclosed space in the colonies), and is buried in their burial ground two blocks away.
Church of the Brethren
Germantown, PA
Dunkard, 1770
Stone
Concord FMH
Concordville, PA
Society of Friends, 1728
Brick
Donegal Presbyterian
East Donegal Twp/Maytown, PA
Presbyterian, 1740
Stone
East Caln FMH
East Caln Twp, PA
Society of Friends, 1726
Stone
Ephrata Saal
Ephrata, PA
Seventh Day German Baptist, 1711
Wood
Hold mouse here for more info!Thanks to this unusual religious group’s historic nature, the entire complex has been preserved, allowing one to experience what being in a strongly-focused religious community in the mid-18th century was like.
Exeter FMH
Baumstown (Exeter Twp), PA
Society of Friends, 1758
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!This may have been the home Meeting of Daniel Boone as a youngster. It’s quite near his birthplace.
Falckner's Swamp Lutheran
New Hanover, PA
German Lutheran, 1767
Stone
Fallsington FMH
Fallsington, PA
Society of Friends, 1789
Stone
First Prebyterian, Carlisle
Carlisle, PA
Presbyterian, 1757
Stone
First Reformed, Easton
Easton, PA
German Reformed, 1775
Stone
Frankford FMH
Frankford, PA
Society of Friends, 1775
Stone
Free FMH, Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Society of Friends, 1783
Brick
Gloria Dei, Old Swedes, Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Church of England, 1697
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!Perhaps surprisingly, this very old church still seems a part of the 18th century, even with I-95 just a few hundred feet away.
Great Conewago Presbyterian
Hunterstown, PA
Presbyterian, 1787
Stone
Guinston
Airville, PA
Presbyterian, 1773
Stone
Holy Trinity, Lancaster
Lancaster, PA
German Lutheran, 1761
Brick
Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian
Gettysburg, PA
Presbyterian, 1790
Stone
Lower Merion FMH
Merion Station, PA
Society of Friends, 1695
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!Oldest in Pennsylvania.
Makefield FMH
Dolington, PA
Society of Friends, 1752
Stone
Marshallton FMH
West Bradford Twp, PA
Society of Friends, 1764
Stone
Mennonite MH
Germantown, PA
Mennonite, 1770
Stone
Moravian Old Chapel
Bethlehem, PA
Moravian, 1751
Stone
Neshaminy Presbyterian
Neshaminy, PA
Presbyterian, 1743
Stone
New Garden FMH
New Garden, PA
Society of Friends, 1743
Brick
Newtown Presbyterian
Newtown, PA
Presbyterian, 1769
Stone
Newtown Square FMH
Newtown Square, PA
Society of Friends, 1711
Stone
Norriton Presbyterian MH
Norristown, PA
Presbyterian, 1698
Stone
Old Haverford FMH
Oakmont, PA
Society of Friends, 1697
Stone
Old Kennett FMH
Hamorton, PA
Society of Friends, 1710
Stone
Old School Baptist, Southampton
Southampton, PA
Baptist, 1772
Brick
Paxton
Harrisburg (Paxtang), PA
Presbyterian, 1740
Stone
Pine Street Presbyterian
Philadelphia, PA
Presbyterian, 1766
Brick
Plumstead FMH
Danboro, PA
Society of Friends, 1752
Stone
Plymouth Meeting FMH
Plymouth Meeting, PA
Society of Friends, 1710
Stone
Radnor FMH
Ithan, PA
Society of Friends, 1718
Stone
Sadsbury FMH
Christiana, PA
Society of Friends, 1777
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!The relatively remote location of this meeting house allows the aura of the 18th century to appear.
Sant Peter, Middletown
Middletown, PA
German Lutheran, 1767
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!Although the modern-day influence isn’t immediately visible, this CHoW is just a couple of miles away from the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant that had the crisis in 1979. It’s also one of the smallest CHoWs.
Silver Spring Presbyterian
Mechanicsburg, PA
Presbyterian, 1783
Stone
St. David's, Radnor
Radnor, PA
Church of England, 1715
Stone
St. George's Methodist, Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Methodist, 1763
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!This is one of the oldest Methodist churches, though it was built for the Church of England, and was converted years later.
St. James's, Kingsessing
Philadelphia, PA
Swedish Lutheran, 1760
Brick
St. Luke's, Ottsville
Ottsville, PA
Presbyterian, 1768
Stone
St. Mary's, Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Roman Catholic, 1763
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!The only big city Roman Catholic church from the colonial era.
St. Paul's Chapel
Bally, PA
Roman Catholic, 1743
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!Only the easternmost tiny portion of this structure dates back to the colonial era. It’s another rare Roman Catholic church from the colonial era.
St. Paul's, Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Church of England, 1760
Brick
St. Peter's in the Great Valley
Paoli area, PA
Church of England, 1744
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!Thanks to its immediate surroundings, one can forget the 20th century here fairly easily.
St. Peter's, Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Church of England, 1758
Brick
Trinity, Oxford
Lawndale, PA
Church of England, 1711
Brick
Upper Chichester FMH
Upper Chichester, PA
Society of Friends, 1769
Stone
Uwchlan FMH
Lionville, PA
Society of Friends, 1756
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!Although the meeting house is in a suburb of Philadelphia, its surroundings allow a sense of the 18th century.
Warrington FMH
Wellsville, PA
Society of Friends, 1769
Stone
Wrightstown FMH
Wrightstown, PA
Society of Friends, 1787
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!This meeting house has a congenially colonial-seeming environment.
York FMH
York, PA
Society of Friends, 1765
Brick


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