Holy Trinity Church Rectory and Convent

Holy Trinity Church Rectory and Convent, Bloomington, IL
Location 711 N. Main and 106 W. Chestnut Sts., Bloomington, Illinois
Coordinates 40°28′39″N 88°59′1″W / 40.47750°N 88.98361°W / 40.47750; -88.98361Coordinates: 40°28′39″N 88°59′1″W / 40.47750°N 88.98361°W / 40.47750; -88.98361
Area less than one acre
Built

original church 1868

present church 1933/1934
Architectural style Romanesque, Art Deco[1]
Website www.holytrinitybloomington.org
NRHP reference # 83003585[1]
Added to NRHP December 8, 1983

The Holy Trinity Church Rectory and Convent in Bloomington, Illinois, USA, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983. The Rectory and Convent Building is situated behind the art deco church on the site of the 1869 Holy Trinity Church, which was destroyed by a tornado before it was completed. A fire completely obliterated the church in 1932, but the church was financed, and recovery was quick. The finished Art-Deco building was completed in 1933 and opened in 1934. It still stands today.[2]

The church's pipe organ was the last large instrument manufactured by the Hinners Organ Company of Pekin, Illinois (opus 3074, built in 1934). The resulting instrument served until 1989, when the Rodgers Organ Company replaced it with a three-manual hybrid instrument with 8 ranks of new pipes[3]

Further reading

  • Moore, Stephen N. (1952). History of Holy Trinity Parish, Bloomington Illinois.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ The History of Holy Trinity Church, Holy Trinity Catholic Church, official website. Retrieved January 20, 2007
  3. ↑ Chace, Larry (2000-02-04). "Some Large Hinners Organs in Bloomington, Illinois". University at Albany. Albany, New York. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
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