Trinity Episcopal Church (Muscatine, Iowa)
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| Location | 411 E. 2nd St. Muscatine, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°25′25″N 91°2′31″W / 41.42361°N 91.04194°WCoordinates: 41°25′25″N 91°2′31″W / 41.42361°N 91.04194°W |
| Built | 1851-1854 |
| Architect | Frank Will |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Part of | Downtown Commercial Historic District (#06000423) |
| NRHP Reference # | 74000803 |
| Added to NRHP | October 29, 1974 |
Trinity Episcopal Church is a parish church in the Diocese of Iowa. The church is located in Muscatine, Iowa, United States, at 411 East 2nd Street. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It was included as a contributing property in the Downtown Commercial Historic District in 2006.
The Episcopal Church in Muscatine can trace it roots to the arrival of Matthew Matthews, his son Dorrance, and his brothers Hiram and Joseph, and their families in 1839 when the town was named Bloomington. They were visited by the Rt. Rev. Jackson Kemper, Missionary Bishop of the Northwest, the same year and the congregation was organized. It is the first Episcopal parish organized in Iowa. The next year when Bishop Kemper visited he reports the church had seven communicants and timber for the construction of a church building. The bishop contributed $100 towards its construction.
The church was a frame building that measured 22x50 feet, and was one and three-fourths stories high. It had eight windows, fifteen lights, and a small vestry room. When Trinity was not using the building the Presbyterian Congregation held services in the building. A bell was mounted on the vestry room and it was utilized by both congregations. The Freemasons completed a second story on the building and occupied that part of the building. Bishop Kemper was opposed to the Masons presence in the building and refused to consecrate the church. This was the first church of any denomination built in Muscatine County, and the first Episcopal Church in Iowa.
The church had no rector initially and was visited by the Rev. Zachariah Goldsmith from Trinity Church in Davenport. On June 28, 1842 the church was reorganized at a meeting with fourteen people present. The Rev. Samuel Sherwell, a deacon from New York, was placed in charge of the church on May 12, 1843.
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