Trinity Church, also known as Trinity Episcopal Church, is an historic

Episcopal Episcopal may refer to: *Of or relating to a bishop, an overseer in the Christian church *Episcopate, the see of a bishop – a diocese *Episcopal Church (disambiguation), any church with "Episcopal" in its name ** Episcopal Church (United State ...

church in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

Wyoming County, New York Wyoming County is a county in the U.S. state of New York in the state's western area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,531. The county seat is Warsaw. The name is modified from a Lenape (Delaware) Native American word meaning "bro ...

. The

Carpenter Gothic Carpenter Gothic, also sometimes called Carpenter's Gothic or Rural Gothic, is a North American architectural style-designation for an application of Gothic Revival architectural detailing and picturesque massing applied to wooden structures ...

style frame church was built in 1853-1854 and closely follows the plan and elevations of a country church published by

Richard Upjohn Richard Upjohn (22 January 1802 – 16 August 1878) was a British-born American architect who emigrated to the United States and became most famous for his Gothic Revival churches. He was partially responsible for launching the movement to su ...

(1802–1878) in his book ''Upjohn's Rural Architecture'' (1852).''See also:'' Upjohn's connection with the design of the church has been confirmed by a letter dated December 30, 1853. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1980. Due to years of deterioration, the steeple was removed in 2016.https://www.thedailynewsonline.com/bdn01/historic-church-in-warsaw-removes-steeple-20160114&

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Welcome to Trinity Episcopal Church in Warsaw, NY websiteTrinity Church - Warsaw, New York - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Episcopal church buildings in New York (state) Carpenter Gothic church buildings in New York (state) Churches completed in 1853 19th-century Episcopal church buildings Churches in Wyoming County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming County, New York {{NewYork-church-stub