Trinity Episcopal Church is a historic

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located in Mount Airy,

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. It was built in 1896, and is a one-story,

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-style masonry structure of uncoarsed granite rubble, locally sourced and donated by parishioner Thomas Woodruff, president of the North Carolina Granite Corporation at that time. The first service in the new building was held in July of 1896. Trinity was consecrated on October 13, 1900, and was dedicated to "…the Worship and Service of Almighty God, the administration of His Holy Sacraments, the Reading and Preaching of His Holy Word, and for the performance of All Holy Offices" by the Bishop of North Carolina, the Rt. Reverend Joseph Blount Cheshire. The main block of the church measures 20 feet by 50 feet. It has a small gable

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and features lancet windows. It is the oldest church building in Mount Airy. It was added to the

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in 1986. It is located in the Mount Airy Historic District.

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