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| Born of lumber, but built of stone |  | | 1864 The founders of Trinity Church were pioneers, in that the city of Alpena had only recently been established, and the lumber era had yet to boom a decade and more later. Nonetheless, they built one of the community's early brick structures -- a building on Washington Avenue west of the present structure. | |
| | | | | 1883 The cornerstone for Trinity's second -- and present -- building was laid in 1883. Today, the building is little changed from what was completed in the summer of 1884, twenty years after local Episcopalians organized for the first time. The gas lights, much of the original stained glass, and the first organ are gone, but everything else remains essentially the same. It is a fine example of Victorian Gothic architecture, constructed from local stone in the midst of the Anglican Church’s “Catholic Revival.” | | | | | | This photo is undated, but was taken sometime before 1905, when Comstock Hall (the first parish house) was erected. The photo was taken from the Masonic Hall which once stood across Washington Avenue. There is no longer a fence or bays on the steeple. | | |
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