Designed by Henry Hobson Richardson, Trinity Church in the City of Boston is a National Historic Landmark, recognized as one of the ten most important buildings in America by the American Institute of Architects, and is home to an active parish of the Episcopal church. 

At the time of its inception and dedication in the 1870s, it was a bold experiment in construction on marshland in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. Heralded for its new face and feeling for ecclesiastical architecture in America, the building is a celebrated example of “Richardsonian Romanesque” design. Such design features massive proportions, rounded arches, and rough rock-faced, multi-colored stone. 

The interior decoration was the work of painter John La Farge and his team of American-born artists, several of whom would become leading figures in their respective fields. La Farge worked in concert with Richardson and Reverend Phillips Brooks to ensure that the decoration was unified with the architecture. Walk into the church and one sees that just about every piece relates to the whole, in subject matter, in color, in style and in respect for the architectural elements.