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Christ Episcopal Church and Tashua Burial Ground
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| Location: | 5170 Madison Ave., Trumbull, Connecticut |
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| Area: | 1.7 acres (0.69 ha) |
| Built: | 1766 |
| Architect: | Hotchkiss, Clark and Co. |
| Architectural style: | Gothic Revival |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 01000401[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | April 25, 2001 |
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.
The site was founded in 1760[2] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
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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 Davis and was consecrated in 1847.[3] 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. [4]
The current church is an example of Carpenter Gothic, 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. [5]
The graveyard on the site dates to 1766[6], and includes 241 plots.[7]
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