Trinity Episcopal Church, founded in 1841 by The Rev. Benjamin Eaton.
This gothic structure was completed in 1857 and is one of the two oldest churches in Galveston.
It has survived numerous hurricanes, yellow-fever epidemics, fire and flood.
The 1900 storm severely damaged the south wall.
In 1926 the entire structure was raised 4½ feet by hand-operated jacks to the beat of a drum.

The original, handmade pews in earlier times were rented to families to help pay the church expenses.
The large columns, not part of the original design, were added to reassure fearful worshipers, but are not structurally necessary.
After hurricane Alicia the tie-rods that join the solid masonry walls to prevent outward drift during storms
and the copper roof were both replaced identical to the original.