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King’s Chapel & Burying Ground

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Contact Information: 
King’s Chapel and Burying Ground
corner of School and Tremont Streets
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 227-2155
 
King’s Chapel Parish House
64 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
 
Hours

 

Historic visiting hours at the Chapel:
Fall-Spring Hours
Between Labor Day and Memorial Day
October - April : Saturdays 10:00a.m.-4:00p.m.;
Sundays 1:30p.m.-4:00p.m.
September & May: Fridays & Saturdays 10:00a.m.-4:00p.m.;
Sundays 1:30-4:00p.m.
 
The Burying Ground is owned and operated by the City of Boston

 

Description: 

King's Chapel was founded in 1686 as the first Anglican church in Boston.  Over the long years of King's Chapel history, our attendees have included famous names like George Washington, Paul Revere, Benjamin Franklin, and John Hancock, Royal Governors Hutchinson and Shirley, Oliver Wendell Holmes and Holmes Junior, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Gould Shaw, and many more.  The bell above the chapel was cast by Paul Revere and is the largest and last bell prodcued by Paul Revere's foundry.

King's Chapel Burying Ground is the oldest burying place in Boston proper. The burying ground is the final resting place for many colonists, including John Winthrop, the Colony's 12 term governor; Hezekiah Usher, the colony's first printer; Mary Chilton, the first woman to step off the Mayflower.

GETTING THERE

Driving and Parking: 

King's Chapel is located at the corner of Tremont and School Streets.  It has no parking of its own.  On street parking is rarely available in this area of downtown Boston.  A number of parking garages are in close proximity to King's Chapel.

Public Transportation: 
Park Street station in nearby and is served by the Red and Green lines, as well as many bus routes.  The Government Center stop is also very close by and is served by the Green and the Blue lines.

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