Historic St. George's after the Benjamin Franklin Bridge was built - a mere 14 feet away. HSG Museum & Archives

Historic St. George's Museum & Archives

Museum

Explore the historical significance of Methodism in the oldest continuously used Methodist church building in America, purchased in 1769.

Medium: 
Clay, Fiber, Metal, Mixed Media, Other, Paper, Wood
Historic St. George's Museum & Archives
326 New Street 
Philadelphia, 
PA 
19106
https://www.hsgmuseum.org
This Regina double comb wooden music box is from 1896. It will be featured in our hymns and music exhibit in 2026. HSG Museum & ArchivesHSG Museum holds FREE drop in crafts of kids on the third Saturday of each month! HSG Museum & ArchivesThese Lotus shoes were brought back from China by medical missionary, Anna Renninger. We will featuring her stories and collection in our new Home & Foreign Missionary Work exhibit. HSG Museum & ArchivesJohn Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement, gave this chalice to Francis Asbury, one of his first lay preachers selected to evangelize in America, in 1785. HSG Museum & Archives