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Grace Church (Boston)

1829 establishments in Massachusetts1865 disestablishments19th-century Episcopal church buildings19th century in BostonBeacon Hill, Boston
Churches completed in 1835Churches in BostonHistory of Boston
1836 GraceChurch TempleSt Boston AmericanMagazine
1836 GraceChurch TempleSt Boston AmericanMagazine

Grace Church (1835-1865) was an Episcopal church in Boston, Massachusetts, located in Beacon Hill, on Temple Street. The church operated for 30 years. Ministers included Thomas M. Clark (1836-1843); Clement Moore Butler (1844-1847); and Charles Mason (1848-1862; d.1862). Architect William Washburn designed the church building in 1835. In 1851, Isaac Smith Homans said:The interior is beautifully painted by M. Bragaldi. The exterior of the building, including the towers (which are of the octagonal form), is 87 feet; breadth 68 feet. The basement is divided into 2 large rooms for lectures, Sunday-schools, &c. The height from the main floor above the basement to the centre of the main arch, is 45 feet; an arch is thrown over each of the side galleries, which is intersected by arches opposite the three windows on each side, and resting on each side upon four cluster columns of 24 inches diameter. In 1865 the building was "sold to the Methodist Episcopal Society of North Russell Street."

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Temple Street, Boston Beacon Hill

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02114 Boston, Beacon Hill
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