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| Location | 833 Route 12A Cornish, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates | 43°28′00″N72°23′06″W / 43.46667°N 72.38500°W /43.46667; -72.38500 |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1803-1808 |
| Architect | Philip Tabor |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000419[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 31, 1978 |
Trinity Church is an historic church located at 833 Route 12A inCornish,New Hampshire, in the United States. It began in 1793 as the Episcopal Society and becameTrinity Episcopal Church in 1795. Instrumental in its establishment wasPhilander Chase, son of one of the three founders of Cornish and then a student atDartmouth College. Chase later became the first bishop of theEpiscopal Diocese of Ohio, the first bishop of theEpiscopal Diocese of Illinois, andPresiding Bishop of theEpiscopal Church in the United States of America. Construction of the church began in 1803 and was finished in 1808. On February 1, 1980, it was added to theNational Register of Historic Places. Its historic graveyard is known as Trinity Cemetery. After decades of being vacant, the church was reopened in 2004 asTrinity Anglican Church.
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.[2] Originally part of what is now theEpiscopal Diocese of Massachusetts, it became part of newly formedEpiscopal Diocese of New Hampshire in 1811.[3]
After being listed on the National Register in 1980, Trinity Church was reconstructed in 1984-1985 by state representativePeter Hoe Burling. In 2004, the conman (and subsequently convicted murderer) known asClark Rockefeller bought the vacant building.[4] Afterwards, the church reopened as Trinity Anglican Church,[2]
