Trinity Episcopal Church (Natchez, Mississippi)
Trinity Episcopal Church | |
.jpg) Trinity Episcopal Church, Natchez | |
| Location | 305 Commerce Street South, Natchez, Mississippi |
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| Built | 1822 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Website | trinitynatchez |
| Part of | Natchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District (ID79003381) |
| Added to NRHP | September 17, 1979 |
Trinity Episcopal Church is a historic church in Natchez, Mississippi. Located on the southeast corner of Commerce and Washington, it was "erected in 1822. It is a rectangular brick building with a gallery extending across the front. Tall Corinthian columns are a part of the wide portico, and two heavy shuttered doors open into the beautiful interior."[1] The initial organization of the church reportedly happened over a dinner at Stephen Duncan's mansion.[2] A basement room was opened in 1839 for use as a Sunday School and for "assembling of slaves for religious instruction."[3] Bishop Leonidas Polk consecrated the building in 1840.[3] As of 1911 its amenities included a "magnificent pipe organ."[2] The church is a contributing property to the Natchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
References
- ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1938). Mississippi: a guide to the Magnolia state. American guide series. New York: The Viking press. p. 250.
- 1 2 "Local Church History". Natchez Democrat. September 24, 1911. p. 18. Retrieved 2026-07-15.
- 1 2 "Trinity Church". Natchez Democrat. February 17, 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 2026-07-15.
- ↑ "Property". Mississippi Department of Archives and History. September 17, 1979. Retrieved 2026-07-15.