Trinity Episcopal Church (Mobile, Alabama)
Trinity Episcopal Church | |
Trinity Episcopal Church in 2008. | |
30°41′12″N 88°5′9″W / 30.68667°N 88.08583°W / 30.68667; -88.08583 | |
Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
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Built | 1853-57 |
Architect | Frank Wills; Henry Dudley |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 90001240[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 20, 1990[2] |
Trinity Episcopal Church is a historic church in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was the first large Gothic Revival church built in Alabama. The building was designed by architects Frank Wills and Henry Dudley.[2][3]
History
Trinity Episcopal Church was established in 1845, as the second Episcopal congregation in Mobile. Christ Church Cathedral was the first. The cornerstone for the building was placed on April 8, 1853. A yellow fever outbreak swept through the city in that year and the church's register shows that the rector conducted 49 funerals in September 1853. This appears to have delayed construction, but the building was finally completed in 1857. It was located at the corner of St. Anthony and Jackson Streets until it was moved to Dauphin Street in 1945.[3]
Hurricane Frederic damaged the building in 1979. It removed a portion of the roofing, broke windows, and damaged the spire. All of this damage was repaired, with steel reinforcement added to the rebuilt spire.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1] It was nominated for National Historic Landmark designation, but did not obtain this status due to the building having been moved.[5]
The church building was renovated in 2010. On Christmas Day 2012 it suffered major damage from an EF2 tornado that took a path through the city. The main sanctuary lost over a third of its roof, the front gable-end wall of the parish hall collapsed, and other structural damage was caused by the storm.[4]
Architecture
Trinity Episcopal Church is Gothic Revival, in a Middle Pointed style inspired by 14th century English architecture. The church is built in brick and is an aisled nave-and-chancel structure with a monumental bell tower. This church served to inspire the rector of the Episcopal Church of the Nativity in Huntsville to hire Frank Wills to design a sanctuary for his congregation. The designs for both churches are very similar.[5]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Alabama: Mobile County". National Register Historic Places. Retrieved March 2, 2008.
- ^ a b "The History of Trinity Episcopal Church". Trinity Episcopal Church. Archived from the original on February 19, 2008. Retrieved March 2, 2008.
- ^ a b Carol McPhail (December 26, 2012). "Trinity Episcopal Members: 'We'll Get Through This'". Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ a b R. Gamble; Harvie Jones & Frances Roberts (July 21, 1989). "National Landmark Nomination: Episcopal Church of the Nativity" (pdf). National Park Service.
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External links
- Trinity Episcopal Church - official website
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Landmarks
- Government Street Presbyterian Church
- Mobile City Hall
- USS Alabama
- USS Drum
districts
- Africatown Historic District
- Ashland Place Historic District
- The Campground
- Church Street East Historic District
- Common Street District
- Convent and Academy of the Visitation
- De Tonti Square Historic District
- Leinkauf Historic District
- Lower Dauphin Street Historic District
- Maysville Historic District
- Midtown Historic District
- Oakleigh Garden Historic District
- Old Dauphin Way Historic District
properties
- Aimwell Baptist Church
- Wade Askew House
- Azalea Court Apartments
- Barton Academy
- Battle House Royale
- Beal–Gaillard House
- Bettie Hunter House
- Bragg–Mitchell Mansion
- Brisk & Jacobson Store
- Caldwell School
- Carlen House
- Carolina Hall
- Cavallero House
- Center–Gaillard House
- U. J. Cleveland House
- Coley Building
- Collins–Marston House
- Collins–Robinson House
- Convent of Mercy
- D'Iberville Apartments
- Dahm House
- Davis Avenue Branch, Mobile Public Library
- Davis Avenue Recreation Center
- Denby House
- Emanuel AME Church
- Emanuel Building
- George Fearn House
- Fire Station No. 5
- First National Bank
- Fort Charlotte
- Gates–Daves House
- Georgia Cottage
- Greene–Marston House
- Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Passenger Terminal
- Hawthorn House
- Martin Horst House
- International Longshoreman's Association Hall
- Joseph Jossen House
- Kirkbride House
- George Levy House
- Martin Lindsey House
- Magnolia Cemetery
- Meaher–Zoghby House
- Ernest Megginson House
- Metzger House
- Miller–O'Donnell House
- Mobile City Hospital
- Monterey Place
- James Arthur Morrison House
- Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church No.1
- Murphy High School
- Neville House
- Oakleigh
- Paterson House
- J. E. Paterson House
- Dave Patton House
- Pfau–Crichton Cottage
- Phillipi House
- Pincus Building
- Bishop Portier House
- Protestant Children's Home
- Roberts House
- Ross Knox House
- St. Francis Street Methodist Church
- Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church
- Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
- St. Louis Street Missionary Baptist Church
- Saint Matthew's Catholic Church
- Saint Paul's Episcopal Chapel
- Saint Vincent de Paul
- Scottish Rite Temple
- Raphael Semmes House
- Sodality Chapel
- South Lafayette Street Creole Cottages
- Robert L. Spotswood House
- Spring Hill College Quadrangle
- State Street AME Zion Church
- Amelia Stewart House
- Stewartfield
- Stone Street Baptist Church
- Stone Street Cemetery
- Trinity Episcopal Church
- Tschiener House
- Turner-Todd Motor Company
- United States Court House and Custom House
- United States Marine Hospital
- Arthur VanderSys House
- Jacob VanderSys House
- Vickers and Schumacher Buildings
- Joseph M. Walker House
- Weems House
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