Trinity Episcopal Church (Portsmouth, Virginia)
Trinity Episcopal Church | |
![]() Trinity Episcopal Church | |
Location | High and Court Sts., Portsmouth, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 36°50′5″N 76°18′5″W / 36.83472°N 76.30139°W |
Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
Built | 1828 | -1830, 1887
Architect | Cassell & Cassell |
NRHP reference No. | 73002219[1] |
VLR No. | 124-0028 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 14, 1973 |
Designated VLR | April 17, 1973[2] |
Trinity Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located in Portsmouth, Virginia. It was built between 1828 and 1830, and is a stuccoed brick building. It has an attached bell tower. Also on the property is the contributing parish house, built in 1887. During the American Civil War, the church was used as a hospital.[3]
Rt.Rev. C. Charles Vaché, who served as its rector for 19 years before becoming the Bishop of Southern Virginia, wrote a history of the parish.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1] It is located in the Downtown Portsmouth Historic District.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Trinity Episcopal Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ Mildred Holladay and Dean Buirgess, History of Portsmouth, Virginia (Portsmouth History Commission 2007) p. 469
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