Trinity Lutheran Church (Queens)

Trinity Lutheran Church is a historic Lutheran church at 31-18 37th Street in Astoria, Queens, New York. It was designed by John William Cresswell Corbusier and overseen by architect George W. Conable (1866-1933). It was built in 1926 and is a one-story Collegiate Gothic style building. It is constructed of brick faced with coursed rubble aplite trimmed in cast stone. The front elevation features a recessed entry with a large window above, framed by two spires with ornate turrets. The interior is in a Gothic plan of nave and transepts.[2]

Trinity Lutheran Church
Location31-18 37th St., Astoria, New York
Coordinates40°45′42.31″N 73°55′9.2″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1926
ArchitectCorbusier, John William Cresswell; Conable, George
Architectural styleGothic Revival, Collegiate Gothic
NRHP reference No.08000471[1]
Added to NRHPMay 29, 2008

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

Music at Trinity

The church owns a 1927 Skinner pipe organ, which is still operational and used during Sunday services.

The church also has a handbell choir which rings hymns, peals and processionals.

Other musical activity at the church includes a choir, piano, cello and musical saw [3]


References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Virginia L. Bartos (January 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Trinity Lutheran Church". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-01-16. See also: "Accompanying 10 photos".
  3. Langhoff, Josh (June 2019), "Heavenly sounds, humble tool", Living Lutheran: 10–11

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