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Trinity-St. Paul's Episcopal Church (New Rochelle, New York)
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Trinity-St. Paul's Episcopal Church in New Rochelle
in Westchester County, New York
was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 2006. It is located at the northwest corner of Huguenot Street (also known as the Boston Post Road
) and Division Street. This church represents the body of the majority group of New Rochelle's founding Huguenot
French Calvinistic congregation that conformed to the liturgy of the established Church of England
in June of 1709. King George III gave Trinity its first charter in 1762. After the American Revolutionary War
, Trinity became a parish of the Protestant Episcopal Church of America
.
The present building is the third church erected by the conformist
congregation. It is the immediate successor of a wooden church building erected in 1823 - 1824. It stands on land that was conveyed to the church wardens by Aman Guion in 1743. The cornerstone was laid on August 13, 1862, the church was opened for worship September 13, 1863, and the tower completed November 30, 1864. The church was designed by Richard Upjohn
, known for his gothic revival architecture.
A parish house was added on the western side of the church in 1892. Constructed of the same granite
and brownstone
materials as the church, the structure was designed by architect F.C. Merry, who also designed the New Rochelle Trust building on Main Street.
that is the resting place of many of the Huguenots who founded New Rochelle, as well as other prominent citizens.
New Rochelle, New York
New Rochelle is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state.The town was settled by refugee Huguenots in 1688 who were fleeing persecution in France...
in Westchester County, New York
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...
was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2006. It is located at the northwest corner of Huguenot Street (also known as the Boston Post Road
Boston Post Road
The Boston Post Road was a system of mail-delivery routes between New York City and Boston, Massachusetts that evolved into the first major highways in the United States.The three major alignments were the Lower Post Road The Boston Post Road was a system of mail-delivery routes between New York...
) and Division Street. This church represents the body of the majority group of New Rochelle's founding Huguenot
Huguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
French Calvinistic congregation that conformed to the liturgy of the established Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
in June of 1709. King George III gave Trinity its first charter in 1762. After the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
, Trinity became a parish of the Protestant Episcopal Church of America
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...
.
Conformist
In English history, Conformists were those whose religious practices conformed with the requirements of the Act of Uniformity and so were in concert with the Established Church, the Church of England, as opposed to those of Nonconformists whose practices were not acceptable to the Church of England....
congregation. It is the immediate successor of a wooden church building erected in 1823 - 1824. It stands on land that was conveyed to the church wardens by Aman Guion in 1743. The cornerstone was laid on August 13, 1862, the church was opened for worship September 13, 1863, and the tower completed November 30, 1864. The church was designed by Richard Upjohn
Richard Upjohn
Richard Upjohn was an English-born 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 such popularity in the United States. Upjohn also did extensive work in and helped to popularize the...
, known for his gothic revival architecture.
A parish house was added on the western side of the church in 1892. Constructed of the same granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
and brownstone
Brownstone
Brownstone is a brown Triassic or Jurassic sandstone which was once a popular building material. The term is also used in the United States to refer to a terraced house clad in this material.-Types:-Apostle Island brownstone:...
materials as the church, the structure was designed by architect F.C. Merry, who also designed the New Rochelle Trust building on Main Street.
Huguenot Burying Ground
The church's Huguenot Memorial Cemetery or Huguenot Burying Ground is an historic cemeteryCemetery
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...
that is the resting place of many of the Huguenots who founded New Rochelle, as well as other prominent citizens.