To spot Trinity Church, look for a grand stone building with two tall towers, a huge arched window, and bright red doors standing just past the bushes to your right on Asbury Avenue.
Welcome to Trinity Church-a place that looks like it was plucked right out of a medieval fairytale. Built between 1908 and 1911, this stone giant looms before you with its soaring windows and pointed arches. Imagine the sound of hammers and chisels echoing in the early 1900s as architect Clarence Wilson Brazer designed every detail, giving Asbury Park a taste of the Late Gothic Revival style. And if you think this feels familiar, Brazer also designed St. James' Church over in Long Branch-he liked to keep it in the ecclesiastical family, you could say! Just next door stands a brick school built in the swinging 1960s, thanks to John C. Dodd, showing how new and old can stand side by side. Trinity Church was finally recognized for its architectural charm in 2014 and added to the National Register of Historic Places-a status that comes with bragging rights and, probably, a lot of extra historical paperwork. So as you stand among the sharp shadows and soaring stones, imagine generations gathering here through sunshine and storm, each one adding a little more life to this storied landmark.
