{"nrhp_refnum":"80001205","name":"Trinity Episcopal Church","other_names":["Trinity Episcopal Church of Columbus"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1130 1st Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Muscogee County","state":"GA","lat":32.46752090500007,"lon":-84.99154334499997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-09-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Trinity Episcopal Church is a Gothic Revival brick church with sandstone detailing at 1130 First Avenue in downtown Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, built in 1890 to designs by Wheeler-Downing, Architects of Atlanta.","why_significant":"The nomination cites religious significance because the church serves the oldest and most influential Episcopalian congregation in Columbus. It also argues architectural significance as the only Gothic Revival church in Columbus, with smaller proportions reminiscent of English countryside churches.","narrative":"Trinity Episcopal Church stands at 1130 First Avenue in downtown Columbus, Georgia. Built in 1890 from designs by the Atlanta firm Wheeler-Downing, it replaced the congregation's first church, which stood at 1140 First Avenue. The building is Gothic Revival, of English-bond brick with sandstone detailing, tudor arches, a square bell tower at the rear and a large stained glass window in the street-facing gable end. Inside, heavy dark beams on decorative corner brackets support a slate roof. A Parish House was added in 1925-26, and further renovation and expansion followed in the late 1950s to mid-1960s, including a roof connection between church and Parish House. The nomination presents the church as significant for religion, since it serves the oldest and most influential Episcopal congregation in Columbus, and for architecture, as the city's only Gothic Revival church. Its small scale recalls English parish churches. The church remains in use and in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Wheeler-Downing, Architects of Atlanta; a \"Mr. Smith\" was the contractor; 1925-26 Parish House addition by T. F. Lockwood and Son, Architects, and Murphey Pound, Architect","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a church; described as in good condition with integrity maintained.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.844921-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001205.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001205/73b0b4a01d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001205/73b0b4a01d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Egb145","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trinity-Episcopal.png\" rel=\"noopener\">Egb145</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trinity-Episcopal.png"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206534","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Episcopal_Church_(Columbus,_Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7842742"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/muscogee-county/trinity-episcopal-church-80001205/"}