St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, New York, United States

St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church is a historic Episcopal church in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood. It was built in 1847. Following years of controversy, the parish was closed in 1957, and the building stood mostly empty for the next 12 years. The present name of the parish reflects the fact that St. Ann's, the oldest Episcopal parish in Brooklyn, moved into the then empty Holy Trinity building in 1969. The church possesses some of the earliest figural stained-glass windows made in the United States, crafted by William Jay Bolton. The church was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.

A rectory was constructed immediately west of the church between 1895 and 1897. The ground floor of this building now serves as the parish hall.

The windows of St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church were created by William Jay Bolton with the assistance of his brother, John Bolton, between 1845 and 1848. Though preceded by a figural window Bolton made for Christ Church Priory in Pelham, NY, these windows are the first complete canon, or set, of figural stained glass windows made in North America. The Bolton windows consist of six distinct sets totaling 55 glass installations, of which 54 remain.

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Diana Gomez (3 years ago)
Whent there for a music event. The area was small and no AC but that glass window, the candles, and music made it worth going. #musicbycandlelight

Faiz (3 years ago)
Came here for a concert and was amazed by the views. Spent half the time just starting at the wall and ceilings. What a beautiful place. Was honored to see this place. Not sure if it’s open all the time, but would def have on my list of places to check out in BK.

Daphne Valerio (3 years ago)
Beautiful gothic church. Went to see a musical performance. Absolutely breathtaking and gorgeous church. I felt like I was in old school New York!

Samuel Marchan (3 years ago)
Beautiful church, great acoustics and awesome community life, people matter at Saint Ann & The Holy Trinity in Brooklyn.

France Rovelli (4 years ago)
Beautiful historic church. Great concerts there when there's no pandemic. Everyone connected with the church is super nice!

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