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Trinity Church is a historic church in
Much of the money and effort to build the church came from Anglican churchman Godfrey Malbone, as a response to efforts to build a Congregational meetinghouse. Under Malbone's supervision, Trinity Church was finished in April 1771, ahead of the Congregational church. It is the oldest surviving Anglican church building in Connecticut. It is modeled on churches designed by Peter Harrison, and was built in part with the labor of slaves supplied by Malbone.
Colonial Meetinghouses of New England
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Brooklyn
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, Connecticut
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. Completed in 1771 and little altered since, it is the oldest Episcopal church in the state. Its congregation now meets mainly in a newer church at 7 Providence Street in Brooklyn Center
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, but still uses this building for special events. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places
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in October 1970.
Description and history
Trinity Church is located about east of the center of Brooklyn, on the east side of Church Street near its junction with Brown Road. It is a -story wood-frame structure, with hip roof and clapboarded exterior. The siding is largely original, held in place by hand-cut nails. Ground-floor windows are set in segmented-arch openings, while the second-story windows are taller, and set in round-arch openings. The main facade is three bays wide, with a round-arch opening framed by pilasters and a fully pedimented gable. The interior has its originalbox pew
A box pew is a type of church pew that is encased in panelling and was prevalent in England and other Protestant countries from the 16th to early 19th centuries.
History in England
Before the rise of Protestantism, seating was not customary in ch ...
s, whose doors are mounted on wrought iron hinges. It also has the original pulpit and reading desk.
Much of the money and effort to build the church came from Anglican churchman Godfrey Malbone, as a response to efforts to build a Congregational meetinghouse. Under Malbone's supervision, Trinity Church was finished in April 1771, ahead of the Congregational church. It is the oldest surviving Anglican church building in Connecticut. It is modeled on churches designed by Peter Harrison, and was built in part with the labor of slaves supplied by Malbone.
See also
*National Register of Historic Places listings in Windham County, Connecticut
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Colonial Meetinghouses of New England
{{National Register of Historic Places Brooklyn, Connecticut Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut Churches in Windham County, Connecticut National Register of Historic Places in Windham County, Connecticut