Holy Trinity Church, Fresno

Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church
Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church
	The Holy Trinity Church in 2009.
Religion
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church
Location
Location	2226 Ventura Street, Fresno, California, U.S.
Geographic coordinates	36°43′54″N 119°46′58″W / 36.731694°N 119.782639°W
Architecture
Architect(s)	Lawrence Karekin Condrajian
Style	Revivalism, Armenian influence
Groundbreaking	1913
Completed	1914
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Official name: Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church
Designated	July 31, 1986
Reference no.	86002097

The Holy Trinity Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Երրորդութիւն եկեղեցի) is an Armenian Apostolic church in Fresno, California. It was built in 1914, being the first one built in the style of traditional Armenian church architecture in the United States. The church has served as a focal point for Fresno's Armenian community since 1914.^[4]

Holy Trinity is the oldest Armenian church in the Western United States^[2] and the oldest standing Armenian church in the country. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 31, 1986.^[3]

References

^ "Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church (1914)". historicfresno.org.
^ ^a ^b "History of Holy Trinity Church". Holytrinityfresno.org. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church". Flickr.com. 2006-07-10. Retrieved 2014-02-20.

External links

Official website

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[historicfresno-1] "Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church (1914)". historicfresno.org.

[history-2] "History of Holy Trinity Church". Holytrinityfresno.org. Retrieved 2014-02-20.

[nris-3] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[4] "Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church". Flickr.com. 2006-07-10. Retrieved 2014-02-20.

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