National Historic Landmark · Boston, Massachusetts

King's Chapel

Built 1749 by Peter Harrison. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.

King's Chapel
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeBuilding
AddressTremont and School Sts., Boston, MA
CountySuffolk County
ListedMay 2, 1974
Listed forArchitecture
Level of significanceNational
Reference number74002045
Built1749 · more from the 1740s
ArchitectPeter Harrison
StyleGeorgian architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressTremont and School Sts., Boston, MA
Coordinates42.3581° N, 71.0600° W · Directions ↗
Also in Boston316 listed places in Boston → · walking tours →
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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    Robert E. Anthony and Boston Police Department, 2014
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Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Massachusetts

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was King's Chapel listed on the National Register?

May 2, 1974. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was King's Chapel built?

1749, designed by Peter Harrison, in the Georgian architecture style.

Source: Wikidata

Where is King's Chapel?

Tremont and School Sts., Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for King's Chapel?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74002045. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.