| Serial Number |
NRS79-11707 |
| Property Name |
Trinity Episcopal Church |
| Property Address |
Twenty-Second Street and Avenue G (Winnie) |
| Architect/Builder |
John de Young |
| Owner |
Episcopal Diocese of Texas, 520 >> cont . |
| County |
Galveston |
| City/Rural |
Galveston |
| Block |
322 |
| Lot |
4-7 |
| UTM Coordinates |
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| USGS Map |
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| Construction Date |
1855-1857 |
| Period |
LSS |
| Style |
Early English Gothic Revival |
| Theme |
AAGO, REL |
| Description |
19th Century crenellated Gothic church of the early English parish type. The church is of brick with handsome molded brickwork especially in the hood moldings, string courses, and buttresses; rectangular plan with nave and side aisles under a single pitched roof, central front crenelated tower with lancet openings and stained glass. |
| Building Material: Wall |
Brick |
| Building Material: Roof |
Copper (new) |
| Physical Condition |
Good |
| Site: Original |
Yes |
| Site: Moved |
No |
| Site: Date Moved |
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| Alterations |
1926: new copper roof and >> cont . |
| Significance |
Style of Trinity Episcopal Church imitates an early English Gothic parish church. It has survived numerous natural destructive forces, and is one of the oldest church buildings in continuous use in the Diocese of Texas. |
| Area of Significance |
Architecture |
| Level of Significance |
State, Local |
| Designate |
National Register of Historic Places, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, HABS, HSI |
| Original Use |
Church |
| Present Use |
Church |
| Relationship to Surroundings |
Eaton Memorial Chapel and more recent additions (school) make up whole block 322. |
| Acreage/Boundary Description: |
Approximately one acre. Block 322, City of Galveston, bound by >> cont . |
| Bibliographic Data |
See NR file. |
| See Info/Correspondence Files |
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| Recorded By |
BCN |
| Informant |
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| Date |
11/26/79 |
| Photo Data |
See NR file |
| Continuation |
>>OWNER>> San Jacinto, Houston, TX 77002
>>ALTERATION>> concrete floor; 1916: church raised 1'3"; plexiglass installed
>>LGLDESCRPT>> Twenty-Second and Twenty-Third Streets, Avenue G and H. |
