Trinity Church in the City of Boston

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Trinity Church in the City of Boston is a historic Episcopal church renowned for its Richardsonian Romanesque architecture and prominent location in Boston’s Back Bay.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Episcopal church
historic church
landmark building
parish church
address 206 Clarendon Street, Boston, Massachusetts
architect H. H. Richardson
Henry Hobson Richardson
architecturalStyle Richardsonian Romanesque
Romanesque Revival architecture
linked to: Neo-Romanesque
category Churches in Boston, Massachusetts
Episcopal churches in Massachusetts
National Historic Landmarks in Boston, Massachusetts
Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Massachusetts
completionDate 1877
constructionStartDate 1872
country United States of America
diocese Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts
groundbreakingDate 1872
hasDenominationRite Anglican liturgy
hasFeature Greek-cross floor plan
central tower
extensive interior murals
polychromatic stone exterior
stained glass windows
hasParishStatus active parish
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
heritageDesignationDate 1970
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedInCity Boston
locatedInCountry United States
locatedInCounty Suffolk County, Massachusetts
locatedInNeighborhood Back Bay
locatedInRegion New England
locatedInState Massachusetts
locatedOnSquare Copley Square
namedAfter Holy Trinity
notableFor Richardsonian Romanesque architecture
influence on American church architecture
prominent location on Copley Square
NRHPListingDate 1970
NRHPType National Historic Landmark
openedForUseDate 1877
province Province I of the Episcopal Church
publicAccess open to visitors
reasonForNewBuilding original church destroyed in the Great Boston Fire of 1872
religiousDenomination Anglican Communion
Episcopal Church
replaced earlier Trinity Church building in downtown Boston
usesLanguage English

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Copley Square hasNearbyLandmark Trinity Church in the City of Boston
subject linked to: Copley Square, Boston
Richardsonian Romanesque notableExample Trinity Church, Boston
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Henry Hobson Richardson notableWork Trinity Church, Boston
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Back Bay contains Trinity Church in the City of Boston
Back Bay hasLandmark Trinity Church in the City of Boston
Copley station hasConnectionTo Trinity Church in the City of Boston
Copley station nearbyLandmark Trinity Church
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John Hancock Tower, Boston nearbyLandmark Trinity Church, Boston
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Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel nearby Trinity Church in the City of Boston
Art Square associatedWith Trinity Church, Boston
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Trinity Church in the City of Boston replaced earlier Trinity Church building in downtown Boston
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Copley nearbyPlace Trinity Church in the City of Boston
St. James Avenue near Trinity Church in the City of Boston
Henry Hobson Richardson knownFor Trinity Church, Boston
subject linked to: Henry
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Henry Hobson Richardson significantProject Trinity Church, Boston
subject linked to: Henry
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Hancock Place near Trinity Church in the City of Boston
200 Clarendon Street neighboringLandmark Trinity Church in Copley Square
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