Trinity Episcopal Church (Iowa City, Iowa)

Coordinates: 41°39′33″N 91°31′49″W / 41.65917°N 91.53028°W

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Trinity Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property


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Location	320 E. College St. Iowa City, Iowa
Coordinates	41°39′33″N 91°31′49″W / 41.65917°N 91.53028°W / 41.65917; -91.53028
Area	0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built	1871
Built by	James M. Sheets
Architect	Richard Upjohn
Architectural style	Gothic Revival Carpenter Gothic
Part of	Iowa City Downtown Historic District (ID100006609)
NRHP reference No.	74000793^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 31, 1974

Trinity Episcopal Church is a parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa. The church is located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1] In 2021, the building was included as a contributing property in the Iowa City Downtown Historic District.^[2]

History

Trinity Church traces its roots to the missionary activities of the Rt. Rev. Jackson Kemper, Missionary Bishop of the Northwest, who first visited the area on July 10, 1841. He continued his visits until the parish was formed on August 7, 1853. The first rector of the church, the Rev. Willis H. Barris, came to Trinity on October 15, 1855. The Rev. Silas Totten who was rector from 1859 to 1862, served as the second President of the University of Iowa at the same time.^[3] The parish had no regular meeting place until 1862, when it purchased the Athenaeum. That building was used for church purposes until the present church was completed on October 1, 1871.^[4] The Athenaeum building was later sold to St. Patrick's Catholic Church when it was established in 1873.^[5]

The present church building was built on property purchased from Samuel and Sarah Ballard in 1868. The design for the church is attributed to Richard Upjohn. It is not known if the plans came directly from Upjohn, or if they were from drawings found in his Rural Architecture.^[3] There is also some evidence that it resembles a drawing by Bishop Randall of Colorado that was published in The Spirit of Missions in May 1867.^[4] The church is a wood structure in the Gothic Revival style. It is considered significant as the only Gothic Revival building in Iowa City that utilizes vertical boarding that is often used in this form of the style.^[3] While the sanctuary remains similar to the day it was built, additions for educational facilities and a parish hall have been added over the years.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Alexa McDowell. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Iowa City Downtown Historic District" (PDF). City of Iowa City. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
^ ^a ^b ^c Loren N. Horton. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Trinity Episcopal Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-10-11. with photos
^ ^a ^b "History". Trinity Episcopal Church. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
^ "Parish History". St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Retrieved 2010-08-03.

External links

Media related to Trinity Episcopal Church (Iowa City, Iowa) at Wikimedia Commons

Trinity’s Web Site

v t e Episcopal Diocese of Iowa
Bishops	Henry Washington Lee William Stevens Perry Theodore Nevin Morrison Harry Sherman Longley Elwood Lindsay Haines Gordon V. Smith Walter Cameron Righter C. Christopher Epting Alan Scarfe Betsey Monnot
Cathedrals	Cathedral Church of Saint Paul, Des Moines Trinity Cathedral, Davenport
Churches	Christ Church, Burlington Church of the Saviour, Clermont St. John's Church, Dubuque St. Paul's Church, Durant St. Luke's Church, Fort Madison St. Paul's Church, Harlan Trinity Church, Iowa City St. Matthew's by the Bridge, Iowa Falls St. John's Church, Keokuk St. George's Church, Le Mars Trinity Memorial, Mapleton St. Barnabas Church, Montrose Trinity Church, Muscatine St. Stephen's Church, Newton St. James Church, Oskaloosa Trinity Church, Ottumwa St. Thomas Church, Sioux City St. Andrew's Church, Waverly
Former institutions	Clarissa Cook Home for the Friendless, Davenport St. Katharine's School, Davenport St. Luke's Hospital, Davenport

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Apartment buildings	Summit Apartment Building
Civic buildings	First Johnson County Asylum Johnson County Courthouse Old Capitol Old Post Office
Clubhouses	Czecho Slovakian Association Hall
Commercial buildings	Boerner-Fry Company/Davis Hotel Bowery Street Grocery Store College Block Building Economy Advertising Company Franklin Printing House Johnson County Savings Bank Park House Hotel Paul–Helen Building Union Bakery
Historic districts	Brown Street Historic District College Green Historic District East College Street Historic District Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Iowa City Downtown Historic District (Ped Mall) Jefferson Street Historic District Johnson County Poor Farm and Asylum Historic District Longfellow Historic District Melrose Historic District Muscatine Avenue Moffitt Cottage Historic District Pentacrest South Summit Street District Woodlawn Historic District
Houses	Ned Ashton House Charles Berryhill House Billingsley-Hills House Albert J. and Alice E. Borts House William Bostick House Dr. Albert Henry Byfield House Wilbur D. and Hattie Cannon House Thomas C. Carson House Cavanaugh-Zetek House Clark House Close House Arthur Hillyer Ford House Emma J. Harvat and Mary E. Stach House Iowa Federation Home for Colored Girls Jackson-Swisher House and Carriage House Sylvanus Johnson House Kirkwood House Letovsky-Rohret House Linsay House James McCollister Farmstead Nicking House Oakes-Wood House Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County Cabins Plum Grove A.W. Pratt House F.X. Rittenmeyer House Rose Hill St. Mary's Rectory Schindhelm-Drews House Bohumil Shimek House Sigma Pi Fraternity House Tate Arms Vogt House Jacob Wentz House Isaac A. Wetherby House Windrem House
Industrial buildings	Hawthorne Glove and Novelty Company-Shrader Drug Company Building Union Brewery
Religious buildings	Bethel AME Church Congregational Church of Iowa City First Unitarian Church North Presbyterian Church St. Mary's Church and Rectory Trinity Episcopal Church
Theatres	Englert Theatre
Transportation	Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Passenger Station
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