Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (Columbia, South Carolina)

Trinity Episcopal Church
Trinity Episcopal Church
Religion
AffiliationEpiscopal Church
DistrictEpiscopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina
LeadershipDean- Very Rev'd Dane Boston
Year consecrated1847
StatusActive
Location
Location1100 Sumter St., Columbia, South Carolina
StateSouth Carolina
Geographic coordinates34°0′3.7″N 81°1′52″W / 34.001028°N 81.03111°W / 34.001028; -81.03111
Architecture
Architect(s)Edward Brickell White
TypeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1845
Completed1894
Specifications
Direction of façadeWest
MaterialsStucco over brick
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 1971
NRHP Reference no.71000805[1]
Website
http://www.trinitysc.org/

Trinity Episcopal Church, now known as Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, is the first Episcopal and the oldest surviving sanctuary in Columbia, South Carolina. It is a Gothic Revival church that is modeled after York Minster in York, England. It was named to the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1971.[1][2][3]

Trinity Church is on the east side of Sumter Street between Gervais and Senate streets. It is directly east of the South Carolina State House.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Trinity Episcopal Church, Richland County (1100 Sumter St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
  3. ^ "Trinity Episcopal Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form. National Park Service. 24 February 1971. Retrieved 9 March 2009.

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