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Trinity Church (Cornish, New Hampshire)
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Trinity Church is an historic church located at 833 Route 12A in Cornish
Cornish, New Hampshire
Cornish is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,640 at the 2010 census. Cornish has three covered bridges. Each August, it is home to the Cornish Fair.-History:...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, in the United States
United States
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. It began in 1793 as the Episcopal Society and became Trinity Episcopal Church in 1795. Instrumental in its establishment was Philander Chase
Philander Chase
Philander Chase was an Episcopal Church bishop, educator, and pioneer of the United States western frontier in Ohio and Illinois.-Life:...
, son of one of the three founders of Cornish and then a student at Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
. Chase later became the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio
Episcopal Diocese of Ohio
The Episcopal Diocese of Ohio is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the northern half of the state of Ohio.The see city is Cleveland, home of Trinity Cathedral, the cathedral of the diocese. Mark Hollingsworth, Jr...
, the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Illinois
Episcopal Diocese of Chicago
The Episcopal Diocese of Chicago is the official organization of the Episcopal Church in Chicago and Northern Illinois, USA. The diocese is served by The Right Reverend Jeffrey D. Lee, who serves as Bishop of the diocese, and The Right Reverend Victor A. Scantlebury, who serves as Assistant Bishop...
, and Presiding Bishop
Presiding Bishop
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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
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. Its historic graveyard is known as Trinity Cemetery. After decades of being vacant, the church was reopened in 2004 as Trinity Anglican Church.
National Register listing
- Trinity Church ** (added 1978 - Building - #78000419)
- W of Cornish Mills on NH 12-A, Cornish Mills
- Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
- Architect, builder, or engineer: Tabor,Philip
- Architectural Style: No Style Listed
- Area of Significance: Religion, Architecture
- Period of Significance: 1800-1824
- Owner: Private
- Historic Function: Religion
- Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure
- Current Function: Religion
- Current Sub-function: Religious Structure
Early history
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. Originally part of what is now the Episcopal Diocese of MassachusettsEpiscopal Diocese of Massachusetts
Episcopal Diocese of MassachusettsThe Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts is one of the nine original dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America....
, it became part of newly formed Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire
Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire
The Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire, a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America , covers the entire state of New Hampshire. It was originally part of the Diocese of Massachusetts, but became independent in 1841. The see city is Concord...
in 1811.
Recent history
After being listed on the National Register in 1980, Trinity Church was reconstructed in 1984-1985 by Peter Hoe Burling. After decades of being vacant, it was reopened in 2004 as Trinity Anglican Church, which is a parish in the Diocese of the Northeast in the Anglican Church in America. Its current rector is the Rev. Dr. Brian Marsh. Services are held in the church except during the winter when they are held at the Grange Hall, 1071 Main Street (Route 12A) in Plainfield, New HampshirePlainfield, New Hampshire
Plainfield is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 2,364. The town is home to the Helen Woodruff Smith Bird Sanctuary and Annie Duncan State Forest....
See also
- List of Registered Historic Places in New Hampshire
- Trinity ChurchTrinity Church-Albania:*Holy Trinity Church, Berat*Holy Trinity Church, Lavdar i Oparit*Holy Trinity Monastery Church, Pepel-Australia:*Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide*Trinity Church, Perth, Perth-Hong Kong:...
(disambiguation)