King's Chapel

The original King's Chapel in Boston, Massachusetts was a wooden church built in 1688. It was situated on the public burying ground since no resident would sell him land for a non-Puritan church. That building was replaced by the current stone structure, which was built between 1749 and 1754. The English bell has hung from 1772 and was cracked and repaired by Paul Revere in 1814.

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Boston, Massachusetts - 1688 - Puritan - 1749 - 1754 - 1772 - Paul Revere - 1814

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During the American Revolution, the chapel sat vacant and was referred to as the Stone Chapel. It was reopened in 1782 as a Unitarian congregation, and still follows its own Anglican/Unitarian hybrid liturgy today, though it is affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association.

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American Revolution - 1782 - Unitarian - Anglican - Liturgy - Unitarian Universalist Association

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