Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa)
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| Location | 121 W. 12th St. Davenport, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°31′52.5″N 90°34′30″W / 41.531250°N 90.57500°WCoordinates: 41°31′52.5″N 90°34′30″W / 41.531250°N 90.57500°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1869-1873 |
| Architect | Edward Tuckerman Potter |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Part of | College Square Historic District (#83003628) |
| NRHP Reference # | 74000811 |
| Added to NRHP | December 24, 1974 |
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, formerly known as Grace Cathedral, is the historic cathedral in the Diocese of Iowa. The cathedral is located on the bluff overlooking Downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It is one of the oldest cathedrals in the Episcopal Church in the United States, and it was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The cathedral is also a contributing property in the College Square Historic District, which is also listed on the National Register.
The Episcopal Church can trace its beginnings in Scott County to services held in 1837 by the Rt. Rev. Philander Chase, Bishop of Illinois. The services were held in the hotel at Rockingham, which is now the southwest section of Davenport. In 1841 the Rev. Zachariah Goldsmith of Virginia was appointed missionary to Davenport by the Domestic Committee of the Board of Missions of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States. On October 14, 1841, Trinity Church was organized in Davenport. The congregation originally worshiped in the home of Dr. John Emerson on Second Street. He had owned the slave Dred Scott, who lived with him in Davenport when it was still a part of the Wisconsin Territory. A small frame church was built on the corner of Fourth and Main Streets. In 1853 the congregation erected a stone building at the corner of Fifth and Rock Island (now Pershing) Streets. The building was built in the Gothic style and included a rose window. It is the first church in Iowa to have a pipe organ.
The Rt. Rev. Jackson Kemper, the missionary bishop of the Northwest, invited the clergy and representatives of the congregations of the state of Iowa to a meeting on August 17, 1853, at Trinity Church in Muscatine. In the absence of the bishop, the Rev. Alfred Louderbeck of Trinity Church in Davenport was elected the chairman. At this gathering the constitutions and canons for the new Diocese of Iowa were adopted, and plans were made for the election of a bishop. The General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America admitted the Diocese of Iowa to its membership on October 7–8, 1853.
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