St. David's Church (Episcopal), Valley Forge Road (Newtown Township), Wayne, Delaware County, PA

Significance: The small, rectangular stone Episcopal church was built from 1715 to 1717 by a Welsh-speaking congregation. It is the oldest non-Quaker church in the area and one of the earliest in the state, General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, a Revolutionary War hero, is buried in the graveyard. (For a photograph of his grave, see: St. David's Church, Grave of General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, HABS No. PA-176-B)

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-209

Survey number: HABS PA-176

Building/structure dates: 1715-1717 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1767 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1771 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1786 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1813 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1830 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1871 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1893-1894 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1908 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: ca. 1920 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1925 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1950 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1957 Subsequent Work

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