{"nrhp_refnum":"82002167","name":"Trinity Church","other_names":["St. Augustine's Episcopal Church"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"525 29th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Oakland","county":"Alameda County","state":"CA","lat":37.81828812600003,"lon":-122.26792009299999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-02-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A wood-framed Gothic Revival church complex at 525 29th Street (Telegraph Avenue and 29th Street) in Oakland, California, built 1892-93 as Trinity Church and now St. Augustine's Episcopal Church.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the second oldest Episcopal church in continuous use in Oakland and an outstanding example of the late 19th century vernacular wooden version of Gothic Revival ecclesiastical architecture. Exterior and interior retain a high degree of integrity, altered only by moving the altar. It is also one of the few reminders of the early elegance and homogeneity of this now largely commercial area.","narrative":"Built in 1892-93 at Telegraph Avenue and 29th Street in Oakland, this wood-framed church was first known as Trinity Church and later became St. Augustine's Episcopal Church. Designed by San Francisco architect William H. Hamilton and built by Oakland contractor F. C. Bignani, it has a Latin cross plan, a corner entrance tower with a spire, and wooden Gothic details around its large pointed-arch windows. The redwood interior is carried by a timber truss resembling an inverted ship's hull. Dr. John Bakewell, who donated the land, strongly influenced the design. The complex also includes Chapel Hall, moved to the site in 1891, a ca. 1900 Queen Anne style parish house, and the 1925 Bakewell Memorial Hall. The property was listed because it is considered the second oldest Episcopal church in continuous use in Oakland, an outstanding wooden Gothic Revival example with high integrity, and a surviving reminder of the neighborhood's earlier residential character.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific dates 1892-93)","architect_builder":"William H. Hamilton (architect); F. C. Bignani (contractor); Bakewell Memorial Hall designed by R. L. Mills of Hutchison and Mills, built by Wiley T. Vaughn","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival (vernacular wood version); Parish House in simplified Queen Anne style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in religious use; described as in good condition, unaltered and on its original site.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.464645-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/82002167.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002167/9395a5460b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002167/9395a5460b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trinity_Church_(Oakland,_CA).JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanfranman59</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trinity_Church_(Oakland,_CA).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858359","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Church_(Oakland,_California)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7842668"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/alameda-county/trinity-church-82002167/"}