Trinity Episcopal Church is an Episcopal church located in
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara ( es, Santa Bárbara, meaning "Saint Barbara") is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coas ...
.
History
The church was founded in 1866 by the second protestant denomination in Santa Barbara, with the lot, located on the first block of East Gutierrez Street, used for construction being donated by parishioner Dr. Samuel Brinkerhoff in the 1850s. The church had to be relocated in 1887 to the corner of East Anacapa and Anapamu Streets after the
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the ...
laid tracks down the middle of Gutierrez Street, causing copious amounts of noise, smoke and dust. The new church, built with redwood and a 120-foot steeple, stood for the next 16 years until a fire destroyed it on December 20, 1903. In 1912, the church raised $54,000 to build a new church on the corner of State and Micheltorena Streets. The church, designed by
Philip Hubert Frohman
Philip Hubert Frohman (November 16, 1887 – October 30, 1972) was an architect who is most widely known for his work on the Washington National Cathedral, named, the "Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul" in Washington, D.C. He worked on ...
and Harold Martin, was built with load-bearing stone and a steel-reinforced rubble and mortar core and was completed in 1919. In February 2019, the church became a
City of Santa Barbara Historic Landmark.
See also
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City of Santa Barbara Historic Landmarks
The City of Santa Barbara Historic Landmarks consist of buildings and sites designated by the City of Santa Barbara, California, as historic landmarks. The city also maintains a list of Structures of Merit, a Historic Resources Inventory, and a li ...
References
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Buildings and structures in Santa Barbara, California
Episcopal church buildings in California
1866 establishments in California
Stone churches in the United States