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Park Street Church was erected in 1810. The noticeable feature of the
church is its tall and graceful spire. The building stands on the spot where the old granary
stood [a grain storage warehouse]. The society was organized in 1809, with nine members from the Old South
Society. The Old South was at that time the only evangelical Congregational church in Boston.
The church was made famous by its strong oratory, and Park and Tremont Streets became known in the early days as
"Brimstone Corner." According to Landmarks in the Old Bay State, by William Comer (1911), Dr. Edward
Griffin, the original pastor at Park Street Church, would sprinkle sulfur on the sidewalk on Sunday mornings to attract the attention of pedestrians. This was likely a source of the daunting brimstone connotation. The
Old Granary Burying Ground is adjacent to the Park Street Church on Tremont Street.
On July 4, 1829, William Lloyd Garrison delivered his first anti-slavery
speech at Park Street Church, and so launched his emancipation campaign with
the words: "Since the cause of emancipation must progress heavily, and must
meet with much unhallowed opposition, why delay the
work?"
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Contact Information
Phone Number: 617.523.3383
Web Address: www.parkstreet.org
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