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Photograph of Trinity Church Complex
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Trinity Church Complex

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1897.

From the record

“Trinity Church Complex is a historic church and school complex located off Northern Boulevard in Roslyn, New York, United States. It is located on the westbound off-ramp from the William Cullen Bryant Viaduct and Church Street - the latter of which also leads to the St.”

Wikipedia article Trinity Church Complex (Roslyn, New York), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 156 National Register listings published here for Nassau County · listed in 1986 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. Northern Blvd., Roslyn, 11576
  • When was it listed? October 1986
  • Category. building
  • Also known as. Roslyn Village MRA
  • Town. North Hempstead town
  • Architect. McKim, Mead & White
  • National Register reference number. 86002653 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

706 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 706 fires within 5 miles of Trinity Church Complex between 2000 and 2020, burning about 296 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 41 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined409
Smoking88
Natural41
Arson/incendiarism41
Power generation/transmission/distribution39
Equipment and vehicle use31
Debris and open burning25
Recreation and ceremony23
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2016Recreation and ceremony1.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 September 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2002Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Every fire recorded in Nassau County

Mines and quarries near this property

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Trinity Church Complex: 3 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Tungsten. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
L I Tungsten Corp/ Glen Cove, N.Y.TungstenUnknown
Mccormack Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Port Washington PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Port Washington Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Port Washington PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Nassau County

Storms near this property

11 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Roslyn, the town this property stands in, in 11 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2020Thunderstorm WindRoslyn$10,000Numerous trees reported down around town.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindRoslyn$10,000Numerous trees reported down around town.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindRoslyn$7,500A quarter mile stretch of Northern Boulevard (State Route 25A) had multiple trees and large limbs down between West Road and Cedar Swamp Road (State Route 107).
October 2013Thunderstorm WindRoslyn$3,000A one and one half to two foot diameter tree was reported down, blocking the intersection of Glen Cove and Simonson Roads.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindRoslyn$3,000Multiple trees were reported down at Northern Boulevard and Whitney Lane.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindRoslyn$3,000A large tree and wires were downed.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindRoslyn$1,000Downed tree on NY 25A both directions at Chestnut Drive in North Hempstead. All lanes closed.
July 2007Flash FloodRoslyn-Flash flooding caused closure of the Long Island Expressway at Exit 39.
June 2004Flash FloodRoslyn-Several roadways in Roslyn experienced significant street flooding.
October 1995Thunderstorm WindRoslyn-A squall line moving through the area generated thunderstorms strong enough to down numerous trees and power lines. Heavy rains also accompanied these storms.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindRoslyn-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Nassau County

Maps showing this location

13 surveys

United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Willet Titus House0.2 miles1986
Rescue Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 Firehouse0.2 miles1991
Roslyn National Bank and Trust Company Building0.3 miles1986
Roslyn Savings Bank Building0.3 miles1986
Roslyn Grist Mill0.4 miles1986
Hicks Lumber Company Store0.4 miles1986

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 86002653 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Nassau CountyAll 156 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.