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Trinity Church

Date
  • 1900/1920
Description
  • Trinity Church stands at the head of Wall Street. It is the wealthiest parish in America and is of fine Gothic architecture. The present building is the third one erected on this site. The Churchyard has a 391 1/2 foot front on Broadway, and an average depth of 243 feet. The land is worth $40,000,000 making an average of about $420 a square foot. If you will have the good fortune to be buried in Trinity Churchyard, you will occupy a plot of ground worth the modest sum of $11,760. Burials still take place in the family vaults built beneath the surface. The church owns $10,000,000 worth of productive real estate in the lower part of the city which brings in an annual income of $750,000. Much of this income is used in missions and philanthropic enterprises. The church has several beautiful bronze doors and a wonderful marble altar, the gift of the Astor family. Services are held regularly. Alexander Hamilton and Robert Fulton are buried in this Churchyard. In an early day, Trinity Church spire was a dominating landmark in the city. Now it is lost among the lofty surrounding skyscrapers. It is about one half the height of buildings immediately around it and one third the height of the Woolworth Building a few blocks to the north of it on Broadway.
Subject
Work Type
Location
Identifier
  • P217:17:23
Local Collection Name
Is Part Of
  • Set 29 - New York City
Institution
Submission Date
  • 09/08/2016
Modified
  • 05/27/2023
Collections

APA

OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. (18 Apr 2024). Trinity Church Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df715g89b

MLA

OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. "Trinity Church" Oregon Digital. 18 Apr 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df715g89b

Chicago

OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. "Trinity Church" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-04-18. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df715g89b

Wiki

{{cite web | url= https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df715g89b | title= Trinity Church |author= |accessdate= 2024-04-18 |publisher= }}
Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Church buildings http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85025854
2 Skyscrapers http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85123270
3 lantern slides http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300134977
4 New York >> New York >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5128581/
5 Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217) http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/p_217
6 Oregon State University http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80017721

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