King's Chapel, designed by Peter Harrison, was commissioned by King James II to insure the presence of the Church of England in America, and founded as an Anglican congregation in 1686

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King's Chapel, Boston

King's Chapel, designed by Peter Harrison, was commissioned by King James II to insure the presence of the Church of England in America, and founded as an Anglican congregation in 1686.

King's Chapel, designed by Peter Harrison, was commissioned by King James II to insure the presence of the Church of England in America, and founded as an Anglican congregation in 1686. The bell in the bell tower was originally hung in 1772, cracked in 1814, and was recast by Paul Revere in 1816. King's Chapel Burying Ground is the oldest cemetery in Boston proper and the final resting place for many colonists, including John Winthrop - the Colony's 12 term governor, and Mary Chilton - the first woman to step off the Mayflower.


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About King's Chapel

 58 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, United States

 +1 617-523-1749

 kings-chapel.org

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