Chapel, church and parish house make up Trinity Episcopal Church, the historic Episcopal complex you face in Buffalo, Erie County, New York. The oldest part of the complex was built in 1869 as the Gothic Revival Christ Chapel; it was later redesigned in 1913. The main church here was constructed in 1884 in the Victorian Gothic style and displays stained glass windows designed by John LaFarge and by Tiffany studios.
Nearby the parish house, designed by Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson, was constructed in 1905, giving the whole site a layered, deliberate feel of different eras. Inside, a large Schlicker organ was installed in late 1954, made up of two divisions and two three-manual consoles; church organists Reed Jerome and Dorothy Forbes gave the inaugural concert, and two weeks later E. Powers Biggs performed. This building was recognized for its significance when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
Stand here and imagine the craftsmen and musicians who shaped this place across decades — the Gothic chapel of 1869, the Victorian shell of 1884, the parish house of 1905, and the resonant organ of 1954. Now look at the stained glass by LaFarge and Tiffany and at the parish house designed by Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson nearby.