Trinity Parish Church (Seattle)
![]() Trinity Parish Church is a historic church located in the First Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, that was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[3] It is an Episcopal congregation in the Diocese of Olympia. HistoryTrinity Parish Church, Seattle's first Episcopal church, was established on August 13, 1865.[4] The congregation's first church building, which was located at Third Avenue and Jefferson Street, was not erected until 1870. This wooden building was consumed in the Great Fire of 1889.[4] The church then moved to its present site, at 609 Eighth Avenue, where a replacement building was constructed, opening in 1892. It was designed by Chicago-based architect Henry F. Starbuck in English Gothic Revival style, and its construction was overseen by Charles A. Alexander.[3] In 1902, a fire swept through the interior, leaving only the exterior walls. Seattle architect John Graham, Sr. was hired to rebuild the church as well as increase its size.[4] Despite the additions, Graham maintained the English Gothic Revival style while adding German stained glass windows and an altar of Italian marble. ![]() The stained glass windows were designed by the Franz Mayer & Co. of Munich, Germany. The Carrara marble altar was designed and fabricated in Italy with mother of pearl, ceramic tile and Venetian gold glass. Trinity is a parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, known as the Episcopal Church in Western Washington, a diocese of the Episcopal Church in Washington state west of the Cascade Range. The church building was designated a Seattle Landmark in 1976[3] and has also received state landmark status.[1] It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[3] The building was severely damaged in the 2001 Nisqually earthquake,[4] but the altar, reredos and windows all survived fully intact. It was rebuilt, restored and earthquake-retrofitted. This work was completed in late 2005. Architects for this project were Bassetti Architects.[4] References
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