Trinity College Chapel, Hartford

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Trinity College Chapel
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Trinity College Chapel, Hartford
Location Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
Country United States
Denomination Episcopal
Nondenominational
Architecture
Architect(s) Philip H. Frohman
Completed1933
Laity
Organist(s) Christopher Houlihan

The Trinity College Chapel is a Collegiate Gothic structure built in 1933 on the campus of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. It was designed by Philip H. Frohman of the firm Frohman, Robb and Little, who also designed the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. [1]

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References

  1. "Historic Trinity Chapel". Trinity College.

Coordinates: 41°44′57″N72°41′30″W / 41.7492°N 72.6918°W / 41.7492; -72.6918