Trinity Episcopal Church (Mount Airy, North Carolina)

Trinity Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. It was built in 1896, and is a one-story, Gothic Revival-style masonry structure of uncoarsed granite rubble, locally sourced and donated by parishioner Thomas Woodruff, president of the North Carolina Granite Corporation at that time. The first service in the new building was held in July of 1896. Trinity was consecrated on October 13, 1900, and was dedicated to “…the Worship and Service of Almighty God, the administration of His Holy Sacraments, the Reading and Preaching of His Holy Word, and for the performance of All Holy Offices” by the Bishop of North Carolina, the Rt. Reverend Joseph Blount Cheshire. The main block of the church measures 20 feet by 50 feet. It has a small gable narthex and features lancet windows. It is the oldest church building in Mount Airy.[2]

Trinity Episcopal Church
Trinity Episcopal Church (Mount Airy, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Trinity Episcopal Church (Mount Airy, North Carolina)
Trinity Episcopal Church (Mount Airy, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Trinity Episcopal Church (Mount Airy, North Carolina)
Location472 N. Main St.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Coordinates36°30′11″N 80°36′24″W / 36.50306°N 80.60667°W / 36.50306; -80.60667
Arealess than one acre
Built1896
ArchitectFrancis Woodruffe, T.A. Tesh
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.86000031[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 9, 1986

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It is located in the Mount Airy Historic District.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Virginia Oswald and Marshall Bullock (November 1985). "Trinity Episcopal Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
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