Built 1871 Opened 1871 Phone +1 319-337-3333 Architect Richard Upjohn | NRHP Reference # 74000793 Area 3,200 m² Added to NRHP 31 December 1974 | |
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Location 320 E. College Street, Iowa City, Iowa Address The University of Iowa, 320 E College St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture Similar Christ Episcopal Church, St John's Episcopal Church, St Barnabas Episcopal, St Paul's Episcopal Church, St James Episcopal Church Profiles | ||
Trinity Episcopal Church is parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa. The church is located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States, at 320 E. College Street. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
History
Trinity Church traces its roots to the missionary activities of the Rt. Rev. Jackson Kemper, Missionary Bishop of the Northwest, who first visited the area on July 10, 1841. He continued his visits until the parish was formed on August 7, 1853. The first rector of the church, the Rev. Willis H. Barris, came to Trinity on October 15, 1855. The parish had no regular meeting place until 1862 when it purchased the Athenaeum. That building was used for church purposes until the present church was completed on October 1, 1871. The Athenaeum building was later sold to St. Patrick’s Catholic Church when it was established in 1873.
The present church building was built on property purchased from Samuel and Sarah Ballard in 1868. The design for the church is attributed to Richard Upjohn, but there is some evidence that it resembles a drawing by Bishop Randall of Colorado that was published in The Spirit of Missions in May 1867. The church is a wood structure in the Gothic Revival style. While the sanctuary remains similar to the day it was built, additions for educational facilities and a parish hall have been added over the years.