Park Street Church

Introduction

Park Street Church is a historically significant old church in Boston. Built in 1810 in Federal style, it sits in a prominent position beside Boston Common and the Granary Burying Ground, its iconic white steeple and place in American history — including one of the earliest anti-slavery meetings in 1829 — making it a key Freedom Trail landmark. Designed by Peter Banner, its elegant Federal-style architecture and soaring white steeple (about 75 m / 217 ft) were once the most prominent marker on Boston's skyline, used by sailors as a landmark entering Boston Harbor. In 1829, William Lloyd Garrison delivered one of his earliest anti-slavery speeches here, making the church an important site of the American abolition movement. The church remains active today. Located at Boston's core — beside Boston Common, the Granary Burying Ground (burial place of Benjamin Franklin and others) and other Freedom Trail landmarks. Visiting Park Street Church to learn about its historical importance is a meaningful Freedom Trail experience.

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