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Lawrence Cultural District in Douglas County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Trinity Episcopal Church

 
 
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 19, 2015
1. Trinity Episcopal Church Marker
Inscription.
Trinity Parish organized 1857

Original church consecrated July 29, 1859
on this site by Jackson Kemper,
First Missionary Bishop of
the Episcopal Church

The present Gothic Revival style sanctuary
was erected 1870-1873


 
Erected by the City of Lawrence.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is July 29, 1859.
 
Location. 38° 57.924′ N, 95° 14.237′ W. Marker is in Lawrence, Kansas, in Douglas County. It is in the Lawrence Cultural District. It is at the intersection of Vermont Street and 10th Street, on the right when traveling south on Vermont Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1011 Vermont Street, Lawrence KS 66044, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Bleeding Kansas Border War Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, on the Southern Plains, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World,
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and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First United Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Lawrence Masonic Temple (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The WheatFields Oven (about 700 feet away); Lawrence City [Carnegie] Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Langston Hughes and the Carnegie Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Douglas County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wiedemann Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); 825-827 Massachusetts Street (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lawrence.
 
Also see . . .  Trinity Episcopal Church, Lawrence KS. (Submitted on September 23, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Trinity Episcopal Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 19, 2015
2. Trinity Episcopal Church
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 426 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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