King's Chapel
- Architect
- Peter Harrison
- Year
- 1749
- Style
- Georgian
- City
- Boston, MA
- Collection
- colonial & revolutionary
King's Chapel, at the corner of Tremont and School Streets, was completed in 1754 to designs by the noted colonial architect Peter Harrison and is considered one of his finest works. The congregation itself dates to 1686, founded by Royal Governor Sir Edmund Andros as the first Anglican church in colonial New England; today it worships as an independent Unitarian congregation using a Unitarian version of the Book of Common Prayer, in use since 1785.
the building
Stone facade on Tremont Street. The chapel's stone construction set it apart on a streetscape then dominated by wood and brick, and for a time after the Revolution it was known as the 'Stone Chapel.'
A neighbor, not a churchyard. The adjoining King's Chapel Burying Ground shares the chapel's name and site but is not affiliated with it or any other church; the burying ground predates the present chapel by more than a century.
the style
King's Chapel is Georgian in style, one of the finest designs of colonial architect Peter Harrison; its architectural significance was recognized when the building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960.
More on Georgianthe architect
Peter Harrison, described as a preeminent colonial architect, designed King's Chapel, completed in 1754 and regarded as one of his finest works.
significance
King's Chapel was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960 for its architectural significance and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Its congregation, founded in 1686 by Royal Governor Sir Edmund Andros, was the first Anglican church in colonial New England.
nearby
- Old City Hall
- Tremont House
- Suffolk Savings Bank
- Howard Athenaeum
- Old Corner Bookstore
- Suffolk County Courthouse