Trinity Episcopal Church (Ottumwa, Iowa)

Trinity Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

Location	204 E. 5th Street Ottumwa, Iowa
Coordinates	41°1′10.7178″N 92°24′29.6892″W / 41.019643833°N 92.408247000°W / 41.019643833; -92.408247000Coordinates: 41°1′10.7178″N 92°24′29.6892″W / 41.019643833°N 92.408247000°W / 41.019643833; -92.408247000
Built	1895
Architect	Edward Hammatt
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
Part of	Fifth Street Bluff Historic District
NRHP Reference #	97001606^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 7, 1998

Trinity Episcopal Church is located in Ottumwa, Iowa, United States. It is a parish church of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa. The building is a contributing property in the Fifth Street Bluff Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

The parish was established in 1857.^[2] The present church building was completed in 1895, and was designed by Davenport architect Edward Hammatt.^[3]

Architecture

The Gothic Revival style building is composed of rusticated limestone. Three-story bell tower is on the west end on the building and the apse is on the east. Because the church is built into the side of a hill both the upper and lower levels of the building open onto the ground level. The church features Gothic arch windows and doors throughout. Buttresses are placed between the windows on both sides of the building.

References

↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Congregations in Iowa". Diocese of Iowa. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
↑ "Fifth Street Bluff Historic District" (PDF). City of Ottumwa. Retrieved 2015-12-08.

Episcopal Diocese of Iowa

Bishops	Henry Washington Lee William Stevens Perry Theodore Nevin Morrison Harry Sherman Longley Elwood Lindsay Haines Gordon V. Smith Walter Cameron Righter C. Christopher Epting Alan Scarfe

Cathedrals	Cathedral Church of Saint Paul, Des Moines Trinity Cathedral, Davenport

Churches	Christ Church, Burlington Church of the Saviour, Clermont St. John's Church, Dubuque St. Paul's Church, Durant St. Luke's Church, Fort Madison St. Paul's Church, Harlan Trinity Church, Iowa City St. Matthew's by the Bridge, Iowa Falls St. John's Church, Keokuk St. George's Church, Le Mars Trinity Memorial, Mapleton St. Barnabas Church, Montrose Trinity Church, Muscatine St. Stephen's Church, Newton St. James Church, Oskaloosa Trinity Church, Ottumwa St. Thomas Church, Sioux City

Former Institutions	Clarissa Cook Home for the Friendless, Davenport St. Katharine's School, Davenport St. Luke's Hospital, Davenport

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