Trinity Church (Cornish, New Hampshire)
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| Location | 833 Route 12A Cornish, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates | 43°28′00″N 72°23′06″W / 43.46667°N 72.38500°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1803-1808 |
| Architect | Philip Tabor |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000419[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 31, 1978 |
Trinity Church is an historic church located at 833 Route 12A in Cornish, New Hampshire, in the United States. It began in 1793 as the Episcopal Society and became Trinity Episcopal Church in 1795. Instrumental in its establishment was Philander Chase, son of one of the three founders of Cornish and then a student at Dartmouth College. Chase later became the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio, the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Illinois, and Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Construction of the church began in 1803 and was finished in 1808. On February 1, 1980, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Its historic graveyard is known as Trinity Cemetery. After decades of being vacant, the church was reopened in 2004 as Trinity Anglican Church.
Early history[edit]
It began in 1793 as the Episcopal Society and became Trinity Episcopal Church in 1795. Instrumental in its establishment was Philander Chase, son of one of the three founders of Cornish and then a student at Dartmouth College. Chase later became the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio. Construction of the church began in 1803 and was finished in 1808.[2] Originally part of what is now the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, it became part of newly formed Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire in 1811.[3]
Recent history[edit]
After being listed on the National Register in 1980, Trinity Church was reconstructed in 1984-1985 by state representative Peter Hoe Burling. In 2004, the conman (and subsequently convicted murderer) known as Clark Rockefeller bought the vacant building.[4] Afterwards, the church reopened as Trinity Anglican Church,[2]
See also[edit]
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Sullivan County, New Hampshire
- Trinity Church (disambiguation)
References[edit]
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#78000419)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Trinity Church
- ^ Episcopal Church Annual, 2004: Harrisburg: More House Publishing, p. 274
- ^ "The Man in the Rockefeller Suit". 3 December 2008.
External links[edit]
- National Register listings for Sullivan County
- Waymark feature page on Trinity Church
- National Register nomination information
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
- Episcopal church buildings in New Hampshire
- Cemeteries in New Hampshire
- Churches in Sullivan County, New Hampshire
- National Register of Historic Places in Sullivan County, New Hampshire
- Cornish, New Hampshire
- Cemeteries established in the 1800s