The Historian · Eleanor · New York
St. Paul's Chapel
This is the city's deepest continuous layer. Built in 1766, it's the only colonial-era church left in Manhattan and the oldest public building in continuous use in the borough. Washington worshipped here on his Inauguration Day, April 30, 1789, and his pew location is still marked. It survived the 1776 fire and stood unscathed beside the falling towers in 2001.
Built 1766 — the oldest surviving church building in Manhattan, where Washington prayed on Inauguration Day.
— Eleanor, The Historian
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