Trinity Church, Boston

 

Trinity Church still stands out, even though Boston's Copley Square is being torn up for a future garden.

The church and parish house were designed by Henry Hobson Richardson.  Construction took place from 1872 to 1877. 

It stands beside I. M. Pei's 60-story, 790-foot glass building, originally known as the John Hancock Tower and now known as 200 Clarendon Street.

Richardson and the church's minister, Phillips Brooks, decided that a richly colored interior was essential and turned to John La Farge (1835–1910) for help.  LaFarge painted murals for the church and later designed stained glass windows for it.

Trinity's stained glass  collection is considered one of the finest in the country.