Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston . ood. It was ninety feet long, andsixty broad, without any external adornment. It had neither tower nor stee-ple, nor win-dows in the low-er story of thefront. Therewere three en-trances in frontunprotected byporches. Theinterior wascomposed of anarch resting up-on Corinthianpillars withhandsomely carved and gilded capitals. In the chancel weresome paintings, considered very beautiful in their day. Takenaltogether, Trinity might boast the handsomest interior ofany church in Boston of its time. In 1828 it was supplantedby the granite edifice seen
Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston . ood. It was ninety feet long, andsixty broad, without any external adornment. It had neither tower nor stee-ple, nor win-dows in the low-er story of thefront. Therewere three en-trances in frontunprotected byporches. Theinterior wascomposed of anarch resting up-on Corinthianpillars withhandsomely carved and gilded capitals. In the chancel weresome paintings, considered very beautiful in their day. Takenaltogether, Trinity might boast the handsomest interior ofany church in Boston of its time. In 1828 it was supplantedby the granite edifice seen in our view on the opposite page,Pev. John S. J. Gardiner laying the corner-stone. Trinity, likethe other Episcopal churches, has tombs underneath it. We do not learn that Trinity received any special marks ofroyal favor, such as were shown to its predecessors, KingsChapel and Christ Church. To the former the king and queen(William and Mary) gave, besides the communion plate, a pul-pit-cloth, a cushion, and a painting which reached from the top. OLD TRINITY CHURCH. FROM CHURCH GREEN TO LIBERTY TREE. 387 to the bottom of the east end of the church, containing theDecalogue, the Lords Prayer, and the Apostles Creed. ButGovernor Shirley, who had so liberally aided the Chapel, gaveTrinity a service for communion, table-cloths, and books. PeterFaneuil had in 1741 offered <£ 100 towards an organ, but onewas not procured until 1744. When General Washington was in Boston in 1789 he passedthe Sabbath here, and went to hearDr. (afterwards Bishop) Parker in theforenoon, and to Brattle Street in theafternoon, where he-sat in GovernorBowdoins pew. Curiously enough, Trinity Churchoccupies the site of the old Pleiades or Seven Star Inn, from which Sum-mer Street took its ancient name ofSeven Star Lane. There was anothersign of the same name displayed byWilliam Whitwell, a tradesman near the drawbridge, in 1763. Peter Paneuil occupied pew jSTo. 40 in Old Trinity. Wemay easily picture him d
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