Christ Episcopal Church and Tashua Burial Ground
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Christ Episcopal Church and Tashua Burial Ground is a historic site including an Episcopal Church
building and cemetery
at 5170 Madison Avenue in Trumbull, Connecticut
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The site was founded in 1760 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
and was consecrated in 1847. The original church was a 36’ X 26’ structure and stood at the north end of the graveyard. The second, larger church was built across from the first and consecrated in 1795 after the first church was abandoned five years earlier.
, a variant of Neo-Gothic architecture. Christ Church displays the original Bible
and Book of Common Prayer
that was received by the church in 1762 from England. The church is still active, with two services held on Sunday mornings.
Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Anglican Christian church found mainly in the United States , but also in Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe...
building and cemetery
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
at 5170 Madison Avenue in Trumbull, Connecticut
Trumbull, Connecticut
Trumbull, a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut in the New England region of the United States, is bordered by the towns of Monroe, Shelton, Stratford, Bridgeport, Fairfield and Easton along Connecticut's Gold Coast. The population was 36,018 according to the 2010 census.Family Circle magazine...
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The site was founded in 1760 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
History
Two prior churches had been on the site before the cornerstone of the existing church was laid in 1826. This building is believed to have been designed by Alexander Jackson DavisAlexander Jackson Davis
Alexander Jackson Davis, or A. J. Davis , was one of the most successful and influential American architects of his generation, in particular his association with the Gothic Revival style....
and was consecrated in 1847. The original church was a 36’ X 26’ structure and stood at the north end of the graveyard. The second, larger church was built across from the first and consecrated in 1795 after the first church was abandoned five years earlier.
Church
The current church is an example of Carpenter GothicCarpenter Gothic
Carpenter Gothic, also sometimes called Carpenter's Gothic, and Rural Gothic, is a North American architectural style-designation for an application of Gothic Revival architectural detailing and picturesque massing applied to wooden structures built by house-carpenters...
, a variant of Neo-Gothic architecture. Christ Church displays the original Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
and Book of Common Prayer
Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is the short title of a number of related prayer books used in the Anglican Communion, as well as by the Continuing Anglican, "Anglican realignment" and other Anglican churches. The original book, published in 1549 , in the reign of Edward VI, was a product of the English...
that was received by the church in 1762 from England. The church is still active, with two services held on Sunday mornings.