Negotiations underway to sell the Church of the Savior building to the Trinity Episcopal Parish

1. The Courant reported that the Church of the Savior had originally cost $22,000 to build, and that building that same church new today would cost $25,000.
2. The church was expected to seat 300, but the Courant anticipated that the building could be expanded if necessary, owing to the size of the Trinity Episcopal Parish’s lot.

This article is the first mention of Trinity Episcopal Parish buying the Church of the Savior building.

1. The Courant reprinted an item that had appeared in the “Press” (probably the Connecticut Press) in the evening of August 17, 1860. The Courant reported that they had been aware of negotiations but had held of publishing an article about them “in the fear that the step might be premature,, and might damage pending negotiations.”  The Courant went on to report that they had learned since yesterday evening that “the contracts are not quite complete.”
2. It isn’t clear if Erastus Phelps was at work on the demolition prior to this date or if he would start as soon as Trinity Episcopal Church purchased the building.

The Courant reported that demolition of the Church of the Savior building was underway on August 9, 1860.

On September 8, 1860, the Cournat would report that the deconstruction of the Church of the Savior was underway.

1. “Even now, the matter is not definitely settled; but the Press f last evening hazards the following statement”.
2. Quoted from the Press: “This will give the new parish a neat and elegant church edifice at a very moderate cost.”
3. “It is not possible, however, that their friends will allow such an opportunity to pass neglected.”

Unattributed.  “The Unitarian Church to be rebuilt,” Hartford Daily Courant, August 18, 1860, page 2.