Park Street Church

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Park Street Church is a historic Congregational church in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, renowned for its early 19th-century architecture and its role in significant social and religious movements in American history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Congregational church
church building
historic church
architecturalStyle Federal architecture
Georgian architecture
completionDate 1810
constructionStartDate 1809
coordinates 42.356°N 71.062°W
country United States of America
denomination Congregational
Evangelical
foundedAs Trinitarian Congregational church
hasAffiliation Conservative Congregational Christian Conference
National Association of Evangelicals
hasArchitect Peter Banner
hasBellTower yes
hasDomeOrSpire tall white steeple
hasOrgan pipe organ used in worship
hasParishHouse adjacent building on Park Street
hasSpireHeight 217 feet
hasWebsite https://www.parkstreet.org
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark District (Boston Common and adjacent areas)
listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as part of a district)
inception 1809
isNearby Park Street MBTA station
isPartOf Freedom Trail
surface form: Boston Freedom Trail
isStopOn Boston walking tours
isTouristAttraction yes
isVisibleFrom Boston Common
knownFor abolitionist activity
early 19th-century architecture
evangelical preaching
missionary activity
role in American religious history
role in American social reform movements
languageOfWorship English
locatedAtIntersection Park Street and Tremont Street
locatedInNeighborhood Downtown Boston
location Boston, Massachusetts
openingDate 1809
overlooks Boston Common
religion Christianity
streetAddress 1 Park Street
usedFor missions and outreach
religious education
sacred music performances
worship services
wasOneOfTallestBuildingsIn United States at time of construction

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Freedom Trail hasSite Park Street Church
Edward Beecher affiliation Park Street Church
this entity surface form: Park Street Church, Boston
Beacon Hill hasLandmark Park Street Church
Downtown Boston hasLandmark Park Street Church
Tremont Street, Boston hasLandmark Park Street Church
Park Street Under nearbyLandmark Park Street Church
Granary Burial Ground adjacentTo Park Street Church
Boston Massacre victims’ monument near Park Street Church
John Eliot affiliatedWith Park Street Church
this entity surface form: Roxbury church