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Holy Trinity
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★ National Historic Landmark

Holy Trinity

Also known as Old Swedes Church

Wilmington’s first place on the National RegisterListed Oct 15, 1966; only 0 of Delaware’s 684 listings are older
Listed 1966Wilmington
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity, at 7th and Church Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 15, 1966: the first place in Wilmington to be listed. It was named a National Historic Landmark on Nov 5, 1961, one of 14 in Delaware. Only 0 of Delaware’s 684 listings are older. The Register lists it for its european, exploration/settlement, architecture and religion, at the national level. The listing covers 3.5 acres. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isChurch in Wilmington, Delaware. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 159 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1698 to today

  1. 1698Built
  2. 1961Named a National Historic Landmark
  3. 1966Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  4. 2026On the Register for 60 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

7th and Church Sts., Wilmington · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Holy TrinityStart here
  2. 2Church Street Historic DistrictSecond Empire · next door
  3. 3Scott A.M.E. Zion ChurchBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception ChurchBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5St. Mary's SchoolBuilding · next door
Around it

13 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

★Fort ChristinaBuilt 16380.1 miBOld Asbury Methodist ChurchItalianate Eclectic0.4 miBCompton Park ApartmentsBuilding0.4 miBPhilips-Thompson BuildingsBuilding0.5 miBOld CustomshouseBuilding0.5 miBDelmarva Power and Light BuildingArt Deco · Built 19320.5 miBJacob Dingee HouseBuilding0.5 miBObadiah Dingee HouseBuilding0.5 miBLouis McLane HouseBuilding0.5 miBCharles Schagrin BuildingFederal0.5 miBDelaware Trust BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 miBGray, Charles, Printing ShopItalianate0.5 miBMain Office of the New Castle Leather CompanySpanish Colonial0.5 mi
More like it

Other National Historic Landmarks nearby

The nearest Landmarks with a photo, within 25 miles, and the year each was named.

Fort ChristinaBuilt 1638 · 0.1 mi away · 1961
Howard High SchoolBuilt 1928 · 0.6 mi away · 2005
Lombardy Hall3 mi away · 1974
Eleutherian Mills3.3 mi away · 1966

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Questions about Holy Trinity

Is Holy Trinity on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 15, 1966 (Register number 66000261).

Is Holy Trinity a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since Nov 5, 1961. Delaware has 14 National Historic Landmarks, 5 of them in Wilmington.

Can you visit Holy Trinity?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Holy Trinity?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 159 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75323907 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.