Park Street Church Corner of Park and Tremont
Streets
Boston
(617) 523-3383
This
church is best known for its location at
"Brimstone Corner" (so named
for its use as a gunpowder storage area
during the War of 1812) and as the
setting of William Lloyd Garrison's first
anti-slavery speech. Also where Samuel
Smith's well-known hymn
"America" was first sung on
July 4, 1831. Henry James called this
building "the most impressive mass
of brick and mortar in America."
Free, seasonal tours of this stop on the Freedom
Trail are available.
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