Trinity Cathedral

Trinity Cathedral

Trinity Church

Trinity and St. Philip's Cathedral

Trinity Episcopal Church is the second oldest church in Newark and is located in Military park. The front facade is composed of a tetrastyle porch of double-torus columns supporting a plain pediment with a centered round window. Round-arched windows with white surrounds and articulated keystones dominate the street facade that culminates with an imposing steeple crowned by an orb finial. Side elevations, on the contrary, are dominated by pointed arches, a gothic feature that accentuates the co-existence of different styles in the same structure.

1746

extant

The original church was built in 1746 but was considered small and inadequate for the growing community of parishioners. The walls were made of brownstone and the tower was detached from the main body of the building. In 1804, a fire destroyed the original church and Josiah Jones, an amateur architect, added new sections to the structure such as extended galleries, a portico, and a steeple. The gothic elements of this church are the work of the renowned architect, founder of the A.I.A., Richard Upjohn who intervened in Trinity in the 1860s. He added a square chancel, cast iron columns to support the galleries, and decorative elements such as tracery. A stone floor was added in 1918.

Embury, Aymar. "Early American Churches, St. Paul's, St. Mark's, St. John's Chapel, City Of New York, Trinity Church, Newark, N.J." Architectural Record 32.(1912): 158-[168]. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.c033691766;view=1up;seq=21

Engelmann, Brian M. "Trinity Episcopal Cathedral." NJIT Digital Archive of Newark Architecture (2011). PDF file.

Gordon, Mark W., and Anthony Schuman, editors. Newark Landmark Treasures: A Guide to the Landmark Buildings, Parks, Public Art & Historic Districts in New Jersey’s Metropolis. Newark Preservation and Landmarks Committee, 2016, p. 34.

Historic American Buildings Survey. "Trinity Cathedral Church, Rector & Broad Streets, Newark, Essex County, NJ." HABS NJ,7-NEARK,4-

"Holy Trinity Rectory, Hackensack, NJ" Architectural Record 42. (July 1917): 68-76, pl. fol. p. 67.

National Register of Historic Places, Trinity Episcopal Church, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, National Register #72000793

Georgian

Gothic Revival