Sonoma in Sonoma County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Trinity Episcopal Church

Photographed by Syd Whittle, January 10, 2009

1. Trinity Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. Trinity traces its origins to St. Mary’s Hall, an Episcopal school for girls, established on the plaza by the Rev. John Leonard Ver Mehr on September 1, 1853, at the invitation of Sonoma founder Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo. During the next several decades, Episcopal services were conducted periodically in Sonoma until 1912 when Trinity was organized as a mission and built its first church on East Napa Street. Trinity became a parish in 1951 and completed its present home in 1962.

Erected 2003.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1846.

Location. 38° 17.576′ N, 122° 27.138′ W. Marker is in Sonoma, California, in Sonoma County. It can be reached from East Spain Street. Marker is mounted on the building next to the entrance doors. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 275 East Spain Street, Sonoma CA 95476, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area,

in Wine Country,

in the North Coast,

and specifically on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ray Adobe (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sonoma Community Center (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Samuele Sebastiani Vineyard and Winery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sonoma Brewing Company

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Vella Cheese Factory (approx. 0.2 miles away); Blue Wing Inn (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vasquez House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mission San Francisco Solano (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sonoma.

Also see . . . History of Trinity Episcopal Church. (Submitted on January 12, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.)

Photographed by Syd Whittle, January 10, 2009

2. Trinity Episcopal Church Marker

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Photographed by Syd Whittle, January 10, 2009

3. Trinity Episcopal Church

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,138 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 12, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.