St. Ann & the Holy Trinity

The National Historic Landmark church now known as St. Ann & the Holy Trinity was built by Brooklyn by paper merchant Edgar Bartow.  Designed by Minard Lafever, the building was erected between 1844 and 1847.  An important example of the Gothic Revival in America, the building is a mixture of English Perpendicular Gothic architecture, with French Flamboyant Gothic decoration.

The richly decorated interior utilizes vine and botanical ornamentation to embellish the arches and vault groins of the gothic-style architecture.  The interior was done completely in plaster, colored and textured to look like stone, by European craftsmen who were immigrants to the United States. Not to be missed, the organ of the churh and the stained glass windows.

The organ was built by Boston organ builder E.M. Skinner as his Opus #524 in 1925. Consisting of over 4,700 pipes, 20 chimes, and a celesta of 61 notes. The stained glass windows were executed by William Jay Bolton with the assistance of his brother, John Bolton, between 1845 and 1848. There were 55 glass installations created, of which 54 remain today. 

Visitors can view the wonderful architecture, hear the organ and enjoy the stain glass windows every Wednesday at 1:10pm during a weekly free concert, Monday - Friday from noon-2:00pm or on Sunday for the parish's 11:00am Eurcharist.