Trinity Church (Brooklyn, Connecticut) Contents Description and history See also References External...


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Old Trinity Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Trinity Church, Brooklyn, CT with historic wall, 2004.jpg



Trinity Church (Brooklyn, Connecticut) is located in Connecticut
Trinity Church (Brooklyn, Connecticut)



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Trinity Church (Brooklyn, Connecticut) is located in the United States
Trinity Church (Brooklyn, Connecticut)



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Location Church St., Brooklyn, Connecticut
Coordinates
41°48′0.5466″N 71°55′26.976″W / 41.800151833°N 71.92416000°W / 41.800151833; -71.92416000Coordinates: 41°48′0.5466″N 71°55′26.976″W / 41.800151833°N 71.92416000°W / 41.800151833; -71.92416000
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1771 (1771)
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Georgian
NRHP reference #
70000703[1]
Added to NRHP October 5, 1970

Trinity Church is an historic church on Church Street in Brooklyn, Connecticut. Completed in 1771 and little altered since, it is the oldest Episcopal church in the state.[2] Its congregation now meets mainly in a newer church at 7 Providence Street in Brooklyn Center, but still uses this building for special events. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in October 1970.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Description and history


  • 2 See also


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Description and history


Trinity Church is located about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the center of Brooklyn, on the east side of Church Street near its junction with Brown Road. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, with hip roof and clapboarded exterior. The siding is largely original, held in place by hand-cut nails. Ground-floor windows are set in segmented-arch openings, while the second-story windows are taller, and set in round-arch openings. The main facade is three bays wide, with a round-arch opening framed by pilasters and a fully pedimented gable. The interior has its original box pews, whose doors are mounted on wrought iron hinges. It also has the original pulpit and reading desk.[3]




Old Trinity Church in 1907 postcard


Much of the money and effort to build the church came from Anglican churchman Godfrey Malbone, as a response to efforts to build a Congregational meetinghouse. Under Malbone's supervision, Trinity Church was finished in April 1771, ahead of the Congregational church. It is the oldest surviving Anglican church building in Connecticut.[4] It is modeled on churches designed by Peter Harrison, and was built in part with the labor of slaves supplied by Malbone.[3]



See also


  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Windham County, Connecticut


References









  1. ^ ab National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Colonial Meetinghouses of New England". Retrieved 12 May 2014.


  3. ^ ab "NRHP nomination for Trinity Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-17.


  4. ^ "Colonial Meetinghouses of New England". Retrieved 12 May 2014.




External links



  • Trinity Church Brooklyn website

  • Colonial Meetinghouses of New England









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