Tryon United Church

Developed in the late Middle Ages as a building form primarily for stone, Gothic architecture was revived and reworked in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Some of its most charming expressions in Canada’s Atlantic provinces were in wood, including this church at Tryon, built for a Methodist congregation in 1881. Its simple but bold forms, including prominent steep roof, low walls with buttresses and picturesque tower, place it within the High Victorian phase of the Gothic Revival. This church was designed by William Critchlow Harris, one of the Island’s most distinguished architects.

Conçue principalement pour les bâtiments en pierre de la fin du Moyen Âge, l’architecture gothique fut reprise au XIXe siècle et au début du XXe. Certaines constructions en bois comptent parmi ses plus charmantes manifestations dans les provinces de l’Atlantique. C’est le cas de l’église de Tryon, construite en 1881 pour une communauté méthodiste. Ses éléments simples mais hardis – toit à forte pente, murs bas à contreforts et tour pittoresque – illustrent la phase High Victorian Gothic du style néo-gothique. C’est l’oeuvre de William Critchlow Harris, l’un des plus éminents architectes de l’île.