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St. Stephen's Review
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St. Stephen's
- Address: 401 Hanover St., North End, Boston, MA | Map It
- Phone: 617/523-1230
- Category: Religious Sites
- Location: North End
Fodor's Review:
Rose Kennedy, matriarch of the Kennedy clan, was christened here; 104 years later, St. Stephen's held mourners at her 1995 funeral. This is the only Charles Bulfinch church still standing in Boston, and a stunning example of the Federal style to boot. Built in 1804, it was first used as a Unitarian Church; since 1862 it has served a Roman Catholic parish. When the belfry was stripped during a major 1960s renovation, the original dome was found beneath a false cap; it was covered with sheet copper and held together with hand-wrought nails, and later authenticated as being the work of Paul Revere.
- Open: Daily 7:30-4:30. Sun. Mass at 11, Sat. at 4:30, Tues.-Fri. at 7:30 AM
- Metro: Haymarket, Aquarium, Government Center
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