Park Street Church

This Congregationalist church dates back to 1809. It has a history of  'firsts':

• William Lloyd Garrison gave his first public anti-slavery speech here
• "My Country 'Tis of Thee" was sung for the first time by the children's choir
• Supported Abolitionist causes, by hosting an anti-slavery series of lectures as early as 1823
• Prison reform began in this church
• Women's suffrage was strongly supported

Built at the site of the old town granary, the 217 foot steeple was the first landmark that travelers saw when coming into Boston. Located at the corner of Brimstone, it is believed that the street got its name because the preacher preached  "hell fire and brimstone" for unrepentant sinners or because they stored brimstone or sulfur that was used in the making of gunpowder in the basement. 

The church is still active as a Congregationalist church to this day.