Hamilton in Butler County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Trinity Episcopal Church

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 20, 2018

1. Trinity Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. An Episcopal Congregation was first established in Hamilton in 1823 as part of a missionary movement under Bishop Philander Chase who later became the founder of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. The present building was designed by Cincinnati architect A.C. Nash and was dedicated on December 27, 1888. The church is in the English Gothic style. The walls are built of local limestone and the windows are of Austrian glass. The landscaped Memorial Courtyard is open for rest and reflection.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is December 27, 1888.

Location. 39° 23.968′ N, 84° 33.351′ W. Marker is in Hamilton, Ohio, in Butler County. It is at the intersection of Butler Street and Center Street, on the right when traveling west on Butler Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hamilton OH 45011, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati

and in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: This Lich Gate (within shouting distance of this marker); 1913 Flood (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Beckett Homesite (about 500 feet away); Flood Level (about 600 feet away); Cosmopolitan No. 4 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Abraham Lincoln's 1859 Hamilton Speech (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Hamilton Gateway (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Flood Level (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.

Also see . . . Philander Chase. (Submitted on August 22, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

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Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 20, 2018

2. Trinity Episcopal Church

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Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 20, 2018

3. Trinity Episcopal Church and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 675 times since then and 27 times this year. It was the Marker of the Week December 21, 2025. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 22, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.