. Historic buildings now standing in New York, which were erected prior to eighteen hundred. ST. PAULS CHAPEL (BROADWAY VIEW) Broadway, between Vesey and Fulton Streets. Built in 1766 This fine structure, which with its grounds reminds one of an English country-church, is the oldest church still standing on Manhattan Island, and was one of the chapels of Trinity Church. Its architectural beauty was long unequalled,and still is much admired. Its corner-stone was laid May 14, 1764, in a growing wheat-field at what is now the corner of Broadway and Fulton Street, and it was opened
. Historic buildings now standing in New York, which were erected prior to eighteen hundred. ST. PAULS CHAPEL (BROADWAY VIEW) Broadway, between Vesey and Fulton Streets. Built in 1766 This fine structure, which with its grounds reminds one of an English country-church, is the oldest church still standing on Manhattan Island, and was one of the chapels of Trinity Church. Its architectural beauty was long unequalled,and still is much admired. Its corner-stone was laid May 14, 1764, in a growing wheat-field at what is now the corner of Broadway and Fulton Street, and it was opened forworship October 30, 1766. Many of the members of Trinity Church criticised itslocation on the ground that it was so far out of town. Its groves and orchardsstretched down to the Hudson River, and at first were not fenced in. The architectwas McBean, who studied architecture in London. He followed closely the Sir Christopher Wren, so that the church resembles his London churches. Its*,steeple was not added until 1794. [ 26 ]. ST. PAULS CHAPEL (west view) At the time of the Revolution when the British occupied New York many of thefamous English officers worshipped here, including Lord Howe, Major John Andre,and the midshipman who later became William IV. of England. After the War,Washington, Governor George Clinton, and other patriots worshipped here. Washing-ton, after his inauguration as President in the Federal Hall on Wall Street, came inprocession with the members of Congress to St. Pauls and listened to services byBishop Provoost, chaplain of the Senate. Washington occupied the pew under thenational arms, while the one on the right under the arms of the State of New Yorkwas the sitting of Governor George Clinton. In the churchyard lie the bodies ofGeneral Richard Montgomery, who was killed during the Revolution at Quebec;Dr. William James McNeven, the Irish patriot in the Rebellion of 98, who laterrose to distinction in this country; Sieur de Roche, aide-de-ca
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