Trinity Episcopal Church (Wheaton, Illinois)
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Trinity Episcopal Church is a historical Gothic Revival Episcopal
church in Wheaton
, Illinois
. Three families from Wheaton area farms organized the establishment of an Episcopal church in 1875. Bishop
William E. McLaren held the first services were performed in the local Universalist church, was on the site now occupied by the DuPage County Historical Museum
. After six years of sharing the church, the congregation decided to erect their own. It was constructed in 1881 and has been in continuous use since June 30, 1882. Common to churches built at the time, the church was in the "Prairie Gothic" style. A Kimball
pipe organ
was installed in 1894 and new light fixtures added in 1926. An extension was added in the 1950s to permit a larger congregation. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1978. A renovation and expansion project modernized some aspects of the church in 1997.
Episcopal Church (United States)
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church in Wheaton
Wheaton, Illinois
Wheaton is an affluent community located in DuPage County, Illinois, approximately west of Chicago and Lake Michigan. Wheaton is the county seat of DuPage County...
, Illinois
Illinois
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. Three families from Wheaton area farms organized the establishment of an Episcopal church in 1875. Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
William E. McLaren held the first services were performed in the local Universalist church, was on the site now occupied by the DuPage County Historical Museum
DuPage County Historical Museum
The DuPage County Historical Museum, formerly the Adams Memorial Library, is a museum designed by Charles Sumner Frost in Wheaton, Illinois. It was the first public library in Wheaton, donated by John Quincey Adams. Adams was a real estate investor and miller who moved to Wheaton in 1876...
. After six years of sharing the church, the congregation decided to erect their own. It was constructed in 1881 and has been in continuous use since June 30, 1882. Common to churches built at the time, the church was in the "Prairie Gothic" style. A Kimball
Kimball International
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pipe organ
Pipe organ
The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air through pipes selected via a keyboard. Because each organ pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ranks, each of which has a common timbre and volume throughout the keyboard compass...
was installed in 1894 and new light fixtures added in 1926. An extension was added in the 1950s to permit a larger congregation. The church 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 1978. A renovation and expansion project modernized some aspects of the church in 1997.