50. Trinity Church
371 Delaware Avenue
 While planning for the construction of the current house of worship, the congregation reconsidered the original plans by Arthur Gilham. Rejecting them as being too costly, they approached Buffalo architect Cyrus K. Porter who redrew Gilman's original plans. They placed the cornerstone of the building on 22 July, 1884 and dedicated the completed house of worship on 25 April, 1888.
Constructed of Medina sandstone, the $125,000 Gothic edifice is complete as designed except for the $2,.000 tower which was never built.
The church is well know for its incredible collection of stained glass windows by John LaFarge, Louis Comfort Tiffany and others. Of particular note are the five windows of the apse by LaFarge and his window titled "The Sealing of the Twelve Tribes," the topic of which is drawn from Revelations 7. The window, originally exhibited at the Paris Exposition of 1889, won LaFarge the insignia of the Legion of Honor from the French government.
Text courtesy of James Napora. Photo courtesy of Chuck LaChiusa.
Credits
Scripts: Denise Prince and Jane Kwiatkowski
Voice: Christopher Jamele of Jamele Freelance Services
Audio production: John Davis of Eclectic Electric
This project was made possible in part with funding from the New York State Council on the Arts.
Tour content courtesy of Buffalo Tours.
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