St. Paul's Chapel, Georgian chapel at Broadway and Fulton Street, United States
Description
St. Paul's Chapel is a chapel in Manhattan's Lower Manhattan district, located at the corner of Broadway and Fulton Street. The exterior walls are made of gray stone, a white steeple with a slender spire rises above the entrance, and a columned portico shelters the front doorway.
History
Construction finished in 1766 as a chapel of ease for the Anglican Trinity Church, and the building survived the fire of 1776 when large parts of the city burned. After independence, George Washington worshipped here regularly during his time as president in New York.
Culture
The building takes its name from the apostle Paul and once served Anglicans in a neighborhood that lay at the edge of town in the 18th century. Visitors today can still see the wooden pew where George Washington sat after his inauguration.
Practical
The chapel opens daily and admission is free; visitors may attend services or simply walk through the interior spaces. Concerts and occasional tours are offered, with the interior well lit and accessible without steps.
Did you know?
After the attacks of September 11, the chapel served for eight months as a rest area for rescue workers who labored around the clock. Though it stood just a few yards from Ground Zero, the building remained completely undamaged and not even a single windowpane broke.
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