Visit & History

Before the first bell rang on Wall Street, before the Statue of Liberty stood watch over New York Harbor, before Alexander Hamilton wrote his way to revolution, Trinity Church was established at the heart of a burgeoning city — and nation. More than three centuries later, we’re still serving our parish. Visit us to explore our past and present.


The Places

There’s more to Trinity Church than ... Trinity Church. Learn about all our locations.

The People

Read about the priests and parishioners who have shaped our story.

Historical Highlights

We were founded in 1697. A look at the role we’ve played at key moments in our country’s history.
9/11

9/11

How St. Paul’s Chapel endured as a beacon of hope 

All Visit & History Content

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FeaturedDecember 23, 2020

NYE: Before Times Square, It was Trinity | Ask Trinity Archives

Times Square in Midtown Manhattan has been the focus of New Year’s Eve for New Yorkers for more than a hundred years. For the century before that, the celebration was synonymous with Lower Manhattan, and Trinity Church Wall Street. 
FeaturedNovember 6, 2020

Your Personal Home Archives | Ask Trinity Archives

Most of us are certainly not trained archivists, yet we all tend to collect and save certain items that are important to our personal or family identity. So we can all benefit from expert advice on preserving those treasures. Watch the latest episode of Ask Trinity Archives with archivists Joe Lapinski and Marissa Maggs.
FeaturedOctober 15, 2020

Digitizing History | Ask Trinity Archives

Does a device as simple to use and as ubiquitous as a scanner provide the path that brings historical artifacts into the digital age? Good question. The answer is more complicated than you might think. Watch the latest episode of Ask Trinity Archives with archivists Joe Lapinski and Marissa Maggs.
FeaturedSeptember 18, 2020

NYC Real Estate: 17th-Century Style | Ask Trinity Archives

Ask Trinity Archives deals with the history of Trinity Church Wall Street, which is now into its fourth century in the same location in Lower Manhattan. A viewer of the video series recently sent a question about the origin of Trinity’s ownership of the land at Broadway and Wall Street.
FeaturedSeptember 3, 2020

Four Centuries of Artifacts | Ask Trinity Archives

The archives of Trinity Church Wall Street is a rare place, where digital records produced on a laptop or photos shot on an iPhone can be found alongside documents from the 17th century written in ink on parchment.

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