- Christ Episcopal Church and Tashua Burial Ground
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Christ Episcopal Church from the burial ground.
Christ Episcopal Church and Tashua Burial Ground
Location: 5170 Madison Ave., Trumbull, Connecticut Coordinates: 41°17′12″N 73°15′38″W / 41.28667°N 73.26056°WCoordinates: 41°17′12″N 73°15′38″W / 41.28667°N 73.26056°W 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 
Sign for Christ Episcopal Church Sign.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.
Main article: History of Trumbull, ConnecticutContents
History
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]
Christ Episcopal Church today.Church
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]
Tashua Burial Ground from the Church.Graveyard
The graveyard on the site dates to 1766[6], and includes 241 plots.[7]
Sign for Tashua Burial Ground.References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Images of Trumbull, Trumbull Historical Society, 1997 p27 ISBN 0752409018
- ^ Images of Trumbull, Trumbull Historical Society, 1997 p23 ISBN 0752409018
- ^ http://www.christchurchtashua.org/About.aspx
- ^ http://www.christchurchtashua.org/About.aspx
- ^ http://www.trumbullhistory.org/church/
- ^ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=103759
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