Things to do nearKing's Chapel

Founded in 1686 as the first Anglican church in Puritan Boston, King's Chapel has occupied its Tremont Street site through revolution, religious reinvention, and urban growth. The current granite building, completed in 1754, replaced an earlier wooden structure and was designed by Peter Harrison, one of colonial America's most accomplished architects.

Visitors enter to find one of the finest Georgian interiors in New England. The original box pews, assigned to prominent families in the colonial era, remain intact. The wine-glass pulpit is among the oldest in continuous use in the country. Tall Corinthian columns divide the nave with quiet authority.

King's Chapel also holds a significant place in American religious history, becoming the first Unitarian church in the United States after the Revolution. Its attached burying ground, predating the church itself, contains the graves of John Winthrop and other founding figures of Massachusetts Bay Colony.

The chapel sustains a serious music program, and its Tuesday concert series draws both locals and visitors seeking a genuine connection to Boston's living cultural life. For anyone tracing the city's colonial past, King's Chapel offers depth that few landmarks can match.