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One of the oldest churches in downtown Reno is the Trinity Episcopal Church, both a parish church and the Episcopal Cathedral for the Diocese of Nevada. Its history dates back to 1870 with the congregation’s first services held in a schoolhouse. In a few short years, the congregation raised enough money to buy the lot that the school was on, and a new church building was completed by the end of 1875.

In the 1920s, the parish purchased the property that the current church building is located on. Local Nevada architect Frederic DeLongchamps designed the new church building, which was completed in 1929. Since then, the church has been expanded upon and built on top of DeLongchamps’ lower church. The upper church was designed by Cornell University professor John N. Tilton, and the Parish House was designed by another local Nevada architect and leader in historic preservation, Edward Parsons.

The church features a 32-bell carillon, which was placed in the tower in 1972.

The Trinity Episcopal Church is also home to another unique treasure – a 37-rank Casavant pipe organ with 2,177 pipes, some as high as 16 feet tall. It was originally built in Quebec, shipped to Reno in trucks, and dedicated in 1999. When it arrived in Nevada, it held the notable status of being the largest pipe organ in the state (source).

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