Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad
The Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad (Holy Trinity Church) was organized by British residents in Ponce, Puerto Rico, as an Anglican congregation in 1869. They built their first church of wood and metal at this site in 1873, aided by materials sent by Queen Victoria's government, including a bell cast in England in 1870. Located at the intersection of Marina, Mayor, and Abolicion streets, it was the first Anglican church built on the island. Holy Trinity was still the only Protestant church in Puerto Rico at the time of the United States invasion in 1898.
Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad In Barrio Cuarto in August 2010 | |
Location of Ponce and the church in Puerto Rico | |
| Location | Intersection of Marina, Mayor, and Abolicion streets, Ponce, Puerto Rico |
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| Coordinates | 18°00′25″N 66°36′46″W |
| Built | 1873 |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, Mission/Spanish Revival church from a Bungalow/Craftsman, Neo Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 86002766 |
| Added to NRHP | 29 September 1986 |
Because the old church had deteriorated, it was taken down; and a new church building was constructed on the same site in 1926. It has a synthesis of English neo-Gothic and Spanish-colonial styles. The 1870 bell was installed in the new church. The architect or designer is unknown. The church was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on 29 September 1986.