Trinity Episcopal Church (Portsmouth, Virginia) Explained

Trinity Episcopal Church
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:April 17, 1973[1]
Designated Other1 Number:124-0028
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:High and Court Sts., Portsmouth, Virginia
Coordinates:36.8347°N -76.3014°W
Built:-1830, 1887
Architect:Cassell & Cassell
Added:May 14, 1973
Refnum:73002219

Trinity Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located in Portsmouth, Virginia. It was built between 1828 and 1830, and is a stuccoed brick building. It has an attached bell tower. Also on the property is the contributing parish house, built in 1887. During the American Civil War, the church was used as a hospital.[2]

Rt.Rev. C. Charles Vaché, who served as its rector for 19 years before becoming the Bishop of Southern Virginia, wrote a history of the parish.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It is located in the Downtown Portsmouth Historic District.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Trinity Episcopal Church . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. March 1973. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  3. Mildred Holladay and Dean Buirgess, History of Portsmouth, Virginia (Portsmouth History Commission 2007) p. 469