Trinity Episcopal Church (Ottumwa, Iowa)

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.

Trinity Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	204 E. 5th Street Ottumwa, Iowa
Coordinates	41°1′10.7178″N 92°24′29.6892″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1895
Architect	Edward Hammatt
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
Part of	Fifth Street Bluff Historic District
NRHP reference No.	97001606[1]
Added to NRHP	January 7, 1998

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. A three-story bell tower is on the west end of 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. It is considered an excellent example of late 19th century Gothic Revival ecclesiastical design.[4]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Congregations in Iowa". Diocese of Iowa. Archived from the original on 2010-11-14. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
3. "Fifth Street Bluff Historic District" (PDF). City of Ottumwa. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
4. Molly Myers Naumann. "Fifth Street Bluff Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-10-12.

External links

• Parish website