King's Chapel (Boston, Massachusetts)

 church, chapel, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, 1750s construction, U.S. National Historic Landmark

58 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 523-1749
www.kings-chapel.org/

Kings Chapel was the first Episcopal Church in New England, and is now a Unitarian Church. The society was organized in 1686, and a little wooden church was erected here in 1689. King William and Queen Mary gave the church a pulpit-cloth, and set of plates for the communion table. Kings Chapel was enlarged in 1710, but was taken down in 1749, and replaced by the present building in 1754. George Washington attended an oration here in 1789, and the stone encapsulation of the building was completed in preparation for this event. Kings Chapel is a very quaint and interesting place. The interior, with its high old fashioned pews, its tall pulpit and sounding board, its massive pillars, and stained glass windows, is remarkably attractive.