Trinity Episcopal Church - Tariffville, CT
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The Gothic Revival style Trinity Episcopal Church is located at 11 Church Street in Tariffville CT.
Waymark Code: WM15V3C
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 02/28/2022
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"Trinity was founded as a “sister church” of Old St. Andrews in Bloomfield on June 29, 1848. We began holding worship services in Mitchelson Hall on Elm Street in Tariffville. In 1856 we bought an old church building that had been abandoned by the Presbyterians on Main Street in Tariffville." "The new Church was built of Portland brownstone for a cost of $20,296.56. The bell was installed in 1876 at a cost of $560." Church history: (
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Gothic Revival style Trinity Episcopal Church is built of brownstone blocks quarried in from Portland, CT. The main block of the church has a gable roof with a change of slope bent towards the south. An east facing entrance on the south corner is set within pointed Gothic arch. Above the door is a triangular window. The gable end contains a triangular window below the gable and a very large window on the east side.
The north side of the church has a tall tower with an entrance set within a Gothic arch. Above is a lancet window within a pointed arch and a triangular window below a gable. An octagonal tapered spire has a belfry with four louvered windows beneath protruding gables.
The sides of the church are six bays wide. Each bay contains a tall stained glass window set within a pointed Gothic arch. An auxiliary building has been erected at the sixth bay on the south side.
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