Trinity Church

New York, United States

Known for its history, location, architecture and endowment, Trinity Church is a traditional high church, with an active parish centered around the Episcopal Church and the worldwide Anglican Communion in missionary, outreach, and fellowship.

The current building is the third constructed for Trinity Church, and was designed by Richard Upjohn in the Gothic Revival style. The first Trinity Church building was a single-story rectangular structure facing the Hudson River, which was constructed in 1698 and destroyed in the Great New York City Fire of 1776. The second Trinity Church was built facing Wall Street and was consecrated in 1790. The current church building was erected from 1839 to 1846 and was the tallest building in the United States until 1869, as well as the tallest in New York City until 1890. In 1876–1877 a reredos and altar were erected in memory of William Backhouse Astor Sr., to the designs of architect Frederick Clarke Withers.

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Founded: 1839-1846
Category: Religious sites in United States

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Jose Olivas (3 months ago)
Love the church architecture. The grounds are nice to walk around. Beautiful church.
rakshi hanbal (4 months ago)
Historical significance to see the resting place of founding father Hamilton and John watts. The church is also beautiful architecture and a must see.
Emily Austin (4 months ago)
Beautiful building-- be sure to look in the side rooms. Check the cemetery for graves of Alexander and Eliza Hamilton and Robert Fulton, among others. Beyond the obvious merits of this lovely building, it was blessedly cool inside on a very hot day and had clean public restrooms.
Rebecca Hughes (4 months ago)
Gorgeous church in the middle of the built up financial district. Love the history here alongside the graves of the Hamilton & Schuyler family as well as a few other people. Make sure you check opening hours before coming, the whole grounds were shut when I first visited around 6pm but I made sure to come back at 8:30 the next day to make sure I got in and I did! Plus it was lovely and quiet.
Doug Bush (6 months ago)
Beautiful church both on the inside and outside. I believe this was the biggest church when New York was still New Amsterdam. It is where many famous patriots are buried, the most famous of which is Alexander Hamilton and his wife Eliza (and her sister Angelica). Also the only signer of the declaration of Independence buried in Manhattan is buried here. If you like history, it’s a must visit.
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