Author: Griffin, Edward D.
Title: A Sermon Preached Jan. 10, 1810, at the Dedication of the Church in Park Street, Boston
Description: Boston, Printed and Published by Lincoln and Edmands, 1810. First Edition. First edition; 8 1/4 x 5 1/4; pp. [3], 6-34; self-wraps, printed in black and tied with a string; scattered spots of foxing; period signature in brown ink to upper margin of front wrap; small loss of paper to upper corner; in good to very good condition. Edward Dorr Griffin (1770 - 1837) was an educator, minister, President of Williams College, and the firstpastor of Park Street Church. The Evangelical congregational megachurch, also a stop on Boston's Freedom Trail, was founded in 1804, its cornerstone was laid in 1809, and construction was completed by the beginning of 1810. The church would be the tallest building in the United States from 1810 until 1828 and the first landmark visible to travellers approaching Boston. Good .

Keywords: Americana, Religion


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