Trinity Church (Brooklyn, Connecticut)

Historic church in Connecticut, United States

United States historic place

Old Trinity Church

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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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; -71.92416000
Area| 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built| 1771 (1771)
Architectural style| Georgian
NRHP reference No.| 70000703[1]
Added to NRHP| October 5, 1970

Trinity Church is a historic church 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]

## Description and history[edit]

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.[2] 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[edit]

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

## References[edit]

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1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. ^ a b "Colonial Meetinghouses of New England". Retrieved 12 May 2014.
3. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Trinity Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-17.

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* Colonial Meetinghouses of New England

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