Trinity Episcopal Church (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

Trinity Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal congregation and church, designed by Toledo, Ohio architect Charles Crosby Miller and constructed ca. 1865 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The congregation was organized in 1839 as Christ Church and the name changed in 1844 to Trinity Church. The first church was built on the northwest corner of Berry and Harrison Streets in 1850.[2] It is an example of Gothic Revival architecture.[3]

Trinity Episcopal Church
Location611 West Berry Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Coordinates41°4′40″N 85°8′52″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1865
ArchitectC.C. Miller
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.78000044[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1978

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Fort Wayne churches
  3. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-07-01. Note: This includes Alice Bird and Rev. C. Corydon Randall (November 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Trinity Episcopal Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01., unknown (January 1981). "Supporting Documentation" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01., and Accompanying photographs

Further reading

  • John D. Beatty Beyond These Stones: a History of Trinity Episcopal Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana Edition: Sesquicentennial ed. Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Trinity Episcopal, Fort Wayne, IN Date published: 1994 ISBN 978-0-9638508-0-5


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