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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. STPAUL_160914_01.JPG: The Parish of Trinity Church Wall Street joins New Yorkers and the nation in observing the fifteenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. You're invited to take part in special opportunities for prayer and reflection, and prayer ribbons will be available for sharing messages of hope and reconciliation.
2. STPAUL_160914_05.JPG: Welcome to Historic St. Paul's Chapel Established in 1766 Manhattan's Oldest Public Building in Continuous Use Witness to The Great Fire of 1776 Host to George Washington on Inauguration Day Survivor of the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001
3. STPAUL_160914_08.JPG: Restoration Plans: St. Paul's Chapel Restoration St. Paul's Chapel is undergoing essential and extensive restoration. In order to complete work on this historic, 250-year-old building in the safest possible manner, the chapel interior will be closed until restoration is finished. Sunday morning worship services will take place in St. Paul's Churchyard, and Compline will be temporarily relocated to Trinity Church (5 blocks south on Broadway at Wall Street). The churchyard will remain open during regular hours. Updates on the restoration are available at trinitywallstreet.org
4. STPAUL_160914_18.JPG: Saint Paul's Chapel Manhattan's only remaining Colonial-era church. See George Washington's pew; tombs of General Richard Montgomery (first U.S. memorial) and General Etienne Rochefontaine; and the Pierre L'Enfant altarpiece. Revolutionary War Heritage Trail
5. STPAUL_161004_08.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel Please be advised that the chapel is undergoing extensive restoration work and will be closed until the renovations are complete in order to allow the work to proceed in the safest possible manner. Sunday morning worship services will take place in St. Paul's Churchyard, and Compline will be temporarily relocated to Trinity Church (5 blocks south on Broadway at Wall Street). The churchyard will remain open during regular hours. For worship service information, hours, and restoration updates, visit trinitywallstreet.org
6. STPAUL_161004_11.JPG: Honorable Thomas Addis Emmet 1764-1827 Irish patriot An activist for an independent Ireland, Emmet came to America in 1803 and was New York State Attorney General from 1812-1813. He is buried at St. Mark's Church in the Bowery. His monument features inscriptions in English, Gaelic, and Latin.
7. STPAUL_161004_21.JPG: John Holt 1721-1784 Patriot printer In 1766, Holt founded and published The New York Journal. It was later known as The Independent Gazette.
8. STPAUL_161004_29.JPG: Bell of Hope In 2002 on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the Bell of Hope was presented to the people of New York by the Lord Mayor of London and the Archbishop of Canterbury. It was created by England's renowned Whitechapel Foundry, which also cast the Liberty Bell and London's Big Ben. The bell's pedestal base was built locally from eastern brownstone, and directly beneath the bell inlaid on the pedestal is a brass footprint of the World Trade center Towers. The bell is rung every September 11, symbolizing the triumph of hope over tragedy.
9. STPAUL_161220_019.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years Walkway Over Broadway In the 1860s, Broadway was a busy dirt road with no traffic lights and plenty of horses and carriages. To make crossing the street safer and more convenient, a bridge was built at Fulton and Broadway, adjacent to St. Paul's Chapel. It was torn down less than two years later because a local hatter with strong influence complained he was losing business.
10. STPAUL_161220_024.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years Alexander Hamilton: Alexander Hamilton delivered a eulogy for Nathanael Greene, a Continental Army general, at St. Paul's on Independence Day in 1789. First Lady Martha Washington as well as Vice President John Adams and his wife, Abigail, attended the service. Hamilton, along with his wife, Eliza, his son, Philip, and his sister-in-law Angelica Schuyler Church are buried in Trinity Churchyard, a few blocks south of St. Paul's.
11. STPAUL_161220_028.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years Volunteer Fire Company St. Paul's Chapel provided the headquarters for two New York City volunteer fire companies from 1780 to 1863. Company 14, nicknamed "Columbian," anchored the northwest corner of the property, and Company 39, known as "Franklin" or "Old Skiver," could be found at the corner to the southwest.
12. STPAUL_161220_035.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years Thomas Addis Emmet (1764-1827) Thomas Addis Emmet was an Irish patriot and expatriate to the new United States, where he became a successful lawyer and politician. He was a member of the revolutionary republican group the Society of United Irishmen in the 1790s and served as New York State Attorney General (1812-13).
13. STPAUL_161220_038.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years The Glory Altarpiece The St. Paul's Glory Altarpiece represents God's glory on Mount Sinai and the giving of the Ten Commandments to the Israelites, from Exodus 24. At the top are Hebrew characters for Jehovah, and beneath them the two Tables of the Law. Designed by Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the French architect who created the master plan for the city of Washington, DC, it was installed in 1788.
14. STPAUL_161220_042.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years A National Historic Landmark A beloved architectural landmark in Lower Manhattan, St. Paul's is today legally protected as both an official New York City Landmark and a National Historic Landmark. It was one of 92 locations nationwide to be designated by the National Parks [sic] Service when the federal government's preservation program began in 1960.
15. STPAUL_161220_045.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years A Spiritual Home In the 1970s, Muslim workers in the Lower Manhattan area regularly prayed at St. Paul's. A Filipino congregation, shown above, subsequently held worship services in the Tagalog language in the chapel. Today, a Jewish congregation, Tamid: The Downtown Synagogue, makes its home in St. Paul's.
16. STPAUL_161220_048.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years 250 Years of History, Mission, and Community Along the fence that surrounds St. Paul's Chapel you'll see highlights of its 250-year legacy. Since 1766 -- spanning an extraordinary passage of growth for our city and nation -- St. Paul's Chapel, part of the Parish of Trinity Church Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, abides as New York's oldest building in continuous public use, and as a symbol of faith, endurance, and social good. It is the place where President George Washington prayed after his inauguration as the nation's first president, where Ground Zero recovery workers were fed and cared for by volunteers in the months that followed the attacks of September 11, and is today a home to ministries of service to the local community. St. Paul's is a story of church, city, and country. You're invited to explore this outdoor exhibit and discover the many special aspects of St. Paul's. Please also come inside to view a commemorative exhibit as well as the 9/11 Chapel of Remembrance. Trinity is also marking this important milestone with celebratory services and events in Lower Manhattan, including a music festival, historical lecture series, special tours, and activities for children and families. Visit trinitywallstreet.org/stpauls250 for more information.
17. STPAUL_161220_053.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years St. Paul's, Restored During the summer of 2016, St. Paul's Chapel underwent essential and extensive restoration. The pastel pink and blue interior was repainted in shades of white to evoke the building's original style, the arched windows were cleaned and refinished, and the organ will be replaced in 2017, among other updates. Notably, the historic statue of St. Paul now has a home inside the chapel, while a weatherproof replica keeps watch from outside.
18. STPAUL_161220_056.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years World Leaders at St. Paul's A place of tradition and reflection, St. Paul's has often hosted national and international leaders, including: George and Martha Washington, John and Abigail Adams, Marquis de Lafayette, Alexander Hamilton, Rutherford B. Hayes, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, Eleanor Roosevelt, George H.W. and Barbara Bush, George W. and Laura Bush, Desmond Tutu, Michael Bloomberg, Rudolph Giuliani, and Hillary Clinton.
19. STPAUL_161220_059.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years J.S. Bach's Sacred Music In 2011, in support of the arts as an integral feature of spirituality and worship. The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and the Trinity Baroque Orchestra set out to perform the entirety of Johann Sebastian Bach's vast output of sacred vocal music. This was the prelude to today's popular Bach at One series, at St. Paul's which continues to be free and open to the public.
20. STPAUL_161220_062.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years Tree-Trunk Columns During a renovation of St. Paul's in 1962, architects discovered that the chapel's eight interior columns were each created out of a single massive tree trunk, approximately 24" at the base. Elegantly fluted wood casings disguise these rustic building elements.
21. STPAUL_161220_068.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years Oysters & Clamshells During renovation in the 1960s, a number of oyster and clam shells were discovered beneath the foundation of St. Paul's Chapel. This could be because the Hudson River was closer to St. Paul's before the shoreline was filled in, or because shells were once used as building materials.
22. STPAUL_161220_074.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years Eleanor Roosevelt St. Paul's has long exerted a strong voice in favor of world peace and international human rights. In 1954, Eleanor Roosevelt, former First Lady and US representative to the United Nations, spoke at the Service of Dedication to the Ideals and Aims of the United Nations held at St. Paul's.
23. STPAUL_161220_075.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years Historic Churchyard With the oldest tombstones dating back almost 250 years, St. Paul's Churchyard contains over 850 graves and 30 subterranean vaults including the grave of George Eacker, a young man famous for having shot and killed Alexander Hamilton's eldest son Philip in a duel. Also noteworthy is the preservation of the Thomas Addis Emmet Obelisk in the south churchyard.
24. STPAUL_161220_080.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years The General Theological Seminary The internationally recognized General Theological Seminary, established in 1818 to train Episcopal leaders, held its first classes in St. Paul's Chapel. Two parishioners made it possible for the seminary to create an extensive campus further uptown in Chelsea. One of the generous donors, Clement Clarke Moore, became famous as the author of, "'Twas the Night Before Christmas."
25. STPAUL_161220_083.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years Chinese Sunday School The 250-year history of St. Paul's Chapel includes Chinese Sunday School, held during the early 20th century. The invitation above came from a man identifying himself as Brother George Benson and offering an "English class especially for Chinese" with "one on one teaching every Sunday from 3:00pm to 5:00pm."
26. STPAUL_161220_085.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years Hourly Services on V-Day in 1945 To celebrate Victory Day in Europe at the close of World War II, St. Paul's Chapel held services of thanksgiving every hour on the hour. Minutes of a May 14 parish meeting read: "Throughout the day, crowds of people attended the services and others came, in great numbers, for private devotions."
27. STPAUL_161220_091.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years Men's Club In the early 20th century, many teenage boys made the transition to young adults as members of The Young Men's Club at St. Paul's Chapel. Meeting three years a week, members could play billiards and listen to music from an upright piano and a Victrola, as well as have access to other recreation and amusements, like boxing.
28. STPAUL_161220_094.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years Concerts The long history of free daytime music at the Parish of Trinity Church Wall Street began with organ recitals in the 1920s at Trinity Church. The performances soon showcased a variety of music and ensembles and expanded to St. Paul's Chapel in the 1970s.
29. STPAUL_161220_096.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years Ark from Tamid St. Paul's Chapel, a Christian worship space, includes a holy ark housing a Torah. The ark, which is more than a century old, came to St. Paul's in 2014, two years after the chapel became host to Shabbat and High Holy Day services of Tamid, a Lower Manhattan synagogue and interfaith partner.
30. STPAUL_161220_102.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years 9/11 Chapel of Remembrance This room at the rear of St. Paul's Chapel offers visitors a place of reflection. The artifacts on display recall the extraordinary volunteer ministry the parish hosted to care for Ground Zero's weary rescue and recovery workers seeking hope, comfort, and renewal, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for 9 months. The page from the notebook above shows a record of daily operating procedures.
31. STPAUL_161220_106.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years The Bell of Hope Following the attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001, the Lord Mayor of London gave St. Paul's Chapel the Bell of Hope as a symbol of solidarity. The bell is rung annually on September 11 and after other incidents of mass violence.
32. STPAUL_161220_108.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years The Community and the Cross of Nails In 2005, St. Paul's Chapel joined the Community of the Cross of Nails, an international network of service organizations "working and praying for peace, justice and reconciliation." The Community of the Cross of Nails was formed by the Community of Coventry Cathedral (UK) after the destruction of the old Cathedral during the Blitz of World War II.
33. STPAUL_161220_111.JPG: St. Paul's Chapel 250 Years St. Paul's and 9/11 After the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2011, St. Paul's Chapel stood undamaged. For the next nine months, volunteers at St. Paul's attended to the needs of thousands of recovery workers, providing food, supplies, and counseling twenty-four hours a day.
Wikipedia Description: St. Paul's Chapel
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St. Paul's Chapel, at 209 Broadway, is an Episcopal chapel located on Church Street between Fulton and Vesey Streets, opposite the east side of the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan in New York City.

History and architecture:

A chapel of the Parish of Trinity Church, St. Paul's was built on land granted by Queen Anne of Great Britain, and Andrew Gautier served as the master craftsman. Upon completion in 1766, it stood in a field some distance from the growing port city to the south. It was built as a "chapel-of-ease" for parishioners who lived far from the Mother Church.

Built of Manhattan mica-schist with brownstone quoins, St. Paul's has the classical portico, boxy proportions and domestic details that are characteristic of Georgian churches such as James Gibbs' London church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, after which it was modelled. Its octagonal tower rises from a square base and is topped by a replica of the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates (c. 335 BC).

Inside, the chapel's simple elegant hall has the pale colors, flat ceiling and cut glass chandeliers reminiscent of contemporary domestic interiors. In contrast to the awe-inspiring interior of Trinity Church, this hall and its ample gallery were endowed with a cozy and comfortable character in order to encourage attendance.

On the Broadway side of the chapel's exterior is an oak statue of the church's namesake, Saint Paul, carved in the American Primitive style. Below the east window is the monument to Brigadier General Richard Montgomery, who died at the Battle of Quebec (1775) during the American Revolutionary War. In the spire, the first bell is inscribed "Mears London, Fecit [Made] 1797." The second bell, made in 1866, was added in celebration of the chapel's 100th anniversary.

The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.,,

Early history:

George Washington, along with members of the United States Congress, worshiped at St. Paul's Chapel on his Inauguration Day, on April 30, 1789. Washington also attended services at St. Paul's during the two years New York City was the country's capital. Above Washington's pew is an 18th-century oil painting of the Great Seal of the United States; adopted in 1782.

The chapel contains several monuments and memorials that attest to its elevated status in early New York: a monument to Richard Montgomery (hero of the battle of Quebec) sculpted by Jean-Jacques Caffieri (1777), George Washington's original pew and a neo-Baroque sculpture called "Glory" designed by Pierre L'Enfant, the designer of Washington, D.C. The pulpit is surmounted by a coronet and six feathers, and fourteen original cut-glass chandeliers hang in the nave and the galleries.

September 11, 2001:

After the attack on September 11, 2001, which led to the collapse of the twin towers of the World Trade Center, St. Paul's Chapel served as a place of rest and refuge for recovery workers at the WTC site.

For eight months, hundreds of volunteers worked 12 hour shifts around the clock, serving meals, making beds, counseling and praying with fire fighters, construction workers, police and others. Massage therapists, chiropractors, podiatrists and musicians also tended to their needs.

The church survived without even a broken window. Church history declares it was spared by a miracle sycamore on the northwest corner of the property that was hit by debris. The tree's root has been preserved in a bronze memorial by sculptor Steve Tobin.

The fence around the church grounds became the main spot for visitors to place impromptu memorials to the event. After it became filled with flowers, photos, teddy bears, and other paraphernalia, chapel officials decided to erect a number of panels on which visitors could add to the memorial. Estimating that only 15 would be needed in total, they eventually required 400.

Rudolph Giuliani gave his mayoral farewell speech at the church on December 27, 2001.

The Chapel is now a popular tourist destination since it still keeps many of the memorial banners around the sanctuary and has an extensive audio video history of the event. There are a number of exhibits in the Chapel. The first one when entering is "Healing Hearts and Minds", which consists of a policeman's uniform covered with police and firefighter patches sent from all over the country, including Iowa, West Virginia, California, etc. The most visible is the "Thread Project", which consists of several banners, each of a different color, and woven from different locations from around the globe, hung from the upper level over the pews.

Services:

St. Paul's Chapel is a very active part of the Parish of Trinity Church, holding services, weekday concerts, occasional lectures, and providing a shelter for the homeless.

On the evening of September 10, 2006, St. Paul's Chapel hosted a memorial service that was attended by President George W. Bush, Senator Hillary Clinton, Governor George Pataki, and Mayors Michael Bloomberg and Rudy Giuliani., with the chapel holding additional services on the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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