Holy Trinity Church, Fresno
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Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church | |
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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[1] |
Groundbreaking | 1913[2] |
Completed | 1914 |
Official name: Holy Trinity Armeian Apostolic Church | |
Designated | July 31, 1986[3] |
Reference no. | 86002097 |
The Holy Trinity Church (Template:Lang-hy) 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]
See also
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.
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Categories:
- Churches in Fresno County, California
- Buildings and structures in Fresno, California
- Armenian Apostolic churches in the United States
- Armenian-American culture in California
- National Register of Historic Places in Fresno County, California
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in California
- Churches completed in 1914
- 1914 establishments in California
- Oriental Orthodoxy in the United States
- Visitor attractions in Fresno, California
- Romanesque Revival architecture in California
- California church stubs
- Oriental Orthodox church stubs
- United States church stubs