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Fifth Reformed Protestant Dutch Church Vault

Fishtown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

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  • Get directions 2345 East Susquehanna Avenue
    Fishtown, Pennsylvania 19125 United States
    Coordinates: 39.97737, -75.12723
  • This cemetery is marked as being historical or removed.
  • No longer accepting burials
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Built in 1863, the stone Fifth Reformed Dutch Church was built to serve what had been a large German community in Kensington and Fishtown in the 19th century. As the congregation dwindled, the church was sold to another denomination and eventually closed. In the late 2010s it was converted to a tattoo studio.


The church also contained a burial vault. It was used to temporarily hold the remains of members that were being buried at other cemeteries, or when the ground was too frozen to open a grave. Many burials listed in obituaries as being made here were most likely intended to be nothing more than temporary, and most if not all final interments occurred elsewhere.

Built in 1863, the stone Fifth Reformed Dutch Church was built to serve what had been a large German community in Kensington and Fishtown in the 19th century. As the congregation dwindled, the church was sold to another denomination and eventually closed. In the late 2010s it was converted to a tattoo studio.


The church also contained a burial vault. It was used to temporarily hold the remains of members that were being buried at other cemeteries, or when the ground was too frozen to open a grave. Many burials listed in obituaries as being made here were most likely intended to be nothing more than temporary, and most if not all final interments occurred elsewhere.

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  • Added: 21 Sep 2022
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2761604