Park Street Church and the Boston Common is a photograph by Joann Vitali which was uploaded on January 3rd, 2014.
Park Street Church and the Boston Common
Boston Common's beautiful Christmas tree shines bright in Boston Common with the Park Street Church all lit up in the background.... more
by Joann Vitali
Title
Park Street Church and the Boston Common
Artist
Joann Vitali
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Boston Common's beautiful Christmas tree shines bright in Boston Common with the Park Street Church all lit up in the background.
Park Street Church, the site of the old town granary where grain was kept before the Revolution, dates back to 1809. Its 217 foot steeple was the first landmark travelers saw when coming into Boston. Park Street Church is located at Brimstone Corner which may have received its name because preachers spoke of fire and brimstone in Hell to their congregation or because sulfur was stored in the basement of the church.
This Evangelical Church of "firsts" is the location of the first Sunday school in 1818 and the first prison aid in 1824. On July 4, 1829, William Lloyd Garrison gave his first public anti-slavery speech here and two years later, "My Country 'Tis of Thee" was sung for the first time by the church children's choir.
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January 3rd, 2014