Trinity Church (Cornish, New Hampshire)
Early history
It began in 1793 as the Episcopal Society and became Trinity Episcopal Church in 1795. Instrumental in its establishment was Philander Chase, son of one of the three founders of Cornish and then a student at Dartmouth College. Chase later became the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio. Construction of the church began in 1803 and was finished in 1808. Originally part of what is now the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, it became part of newly formed Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire in 1811.
Recent history
After being listed on the National Register in 1980, Trinity Church was reconstructed in 1984-1985 by state representative Peter Hoe Burling. In 2004, the conman (and subsequently convicted murderer) known as Clark Rockefeller bought the vacant building. Afterwards, the church reopened as Trinity Anglican Church,
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Sullivan County, New Hampshire
- Trinity Church (disambiguation)
References
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#78000419)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Trinity Church
- ^ Episcopal Church Annual, 2004: Harrisburg: More House Publishing, p. 274
- ^ "The Man in the Rockefeller Suit". 3 December 2008.