{"nrhp_refnum":"73001660","name":"Church of the Holy Trinity","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"19th and Walnut Sts. facing Rittenhouse Sq.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":39.950182735000055,"lon":-75.17334422099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-02-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Protestant Episcopal church of local brownstone in the Norman Romanesque style with some Italian Romanesque details, located on Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by John Notman and built in 1857-1859, with its bell tower completed in 1868.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the church as an example of the traditional Low Church interpretation of Episcopalian Protestantism, in contrast to the Anglo-Catholic style of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, which Notman also designed. It cites the church's architectural excellence and its role closing the vista of Rittenhouse Square. It also notes associations with Phillips Brooks, who was rector from 1862 to 1869, and with memorial services held for President Lincoln in 1865.","narrative":"Built of local brownstone on Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia, the Church of the Holy Trinity was designed by John Notman and constructed in 1857-1859. Its Norman Romanesque design includes some Italian Romanesque details, with a high-pitched slate gabled roof, a 125-foot bell tower at the northeast corner completed in 1868 by Notman's pupil George Hewitt, and carved stone openings throughout. Two stair turrets flank the east facade, which is divided into three bays with arch-head doorways. The building connects at every story to the original parsonage on Walnut Street. Its architecture reflects the Low Church tradition of Episcopalian Protestantism rather than the Anglo-Catholic style Notman used at St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Rector Phillips Brooks, from 1862 to 1869, composed the hymn \"O Little Town of Bethlehem\" while serving here. Memorial services for President Lincoln were held in the church in 1865.","period_of_significance":"1857-1899","architect_builder":"John Notman (architect); George Hewitt (completed tower)","architectural_style":"Norman Romanesque with some Italian Romanesque details","criteria":["C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.055382-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/73001660.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001660/613071b519-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001660/613071b519-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Thewinners (Wiki Takes Philadelphia 2 participant)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WTP2_Thewinners_IMG_0953.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Thewinners (Wiki Takes Philadelphia 2 participant)</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WTP2_Thewinners_IMG_0953.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"87002203","name":"Center City West Commercial Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/center-city-west-commercial-historic-district-87002203/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997366","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Holy_Trinity,_Philadelphia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5117936"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/church-of-the-holy-trinity-73001660/"}