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Little Trinity Anglican Church

Little Trinity Anglican Church
View of the church in 2007
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Little Trinity Anglican Church
Location425 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario
DenominationAnglican Church of Canada
TraditionEvangelical Anglicanism
Websitewww.littletrinity.org
History
DedicationTrinity
Architecture
ArchitectHenry Bowyer Lane
StyleGothic Revival
Completed1844
Administration
ProvinceOntario
DioceseToronto
Clergy
RectorThe Rev. Timothy Haughton[1]

Little Trinity Anglican Church (officially Trinity East)[1] is a parish church of the Anglican Church of Canada. It is located at 425 King Street East in the Corktown neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. An Ontario Heritage Trust plaque at the site says that the 1844 church is the oldest surviving church in the city.[2][3]

History

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The cornerstone for the Gothic Revival church was laid on July 20, 1843, and the first services were held in February 1844.[citation needed]

The architect was Henry Bowyer Lane.[citation needed]

In 1889, the church was enlarged to provide 600 seats for the congregation. Part of the addition was destroyed by fire in early 1961. After 14-months of reconstruction, the congregation returned in March 1962. During this renovation, the floor of the nave was raised 4 ft (1.2 m) to allow for construction of an activity hall on the lower level.[4]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Trinity East (Little Trinity)". The Diocese of Toronto. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  2. ^ "Little Trinity Church". torontohistory.org. October 31, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  3. ^ "Little Trinity Church". Ontario Heritage Trust. July 20, 2006. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  4. ^ "History". littletrinity.on.ca. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  • McHugh, Patricia. Toronto Architecture. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1989.
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