Old South Church
Third Church
As one of the finest High Victorian Gothic churches in New England, the Old South Church is a stunning aesthetic landmark within the Back Bay. The interior is filled with sumptuous materials, musical instruments, and stained glass. After a misguided makeover in the 1950s, a painstaking restoration took place during the late 1980s. Historical members of the congregation include Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and William Dawes; Paul Revere's lesser known counterpart. (Although this building would be news to them.) Willard Sears, one of the architects responsible for this structure, also takes credit for the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, another European inspired masterwork.
- Address
- 645 Boylston St
- Getting there
- T: Copley
- Hours
- Sun 9AM-noon, Thu 6PM-7PM
- Price
- Free
Listing from Wikivoyage: Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.