Then and now: King's Chapel

Some things don't change much: The steepleless King's Chapel at Tremont and School streets today looks pretty much like it did back in 1800, when this engraving was made (click that link to see Tremont Street from Court Street to the long gone Carver Street).

Compare to the view from last year:

School Street got its name because it was the home of Boston Latin School - which moved around a bit in its early years (basically it was wherever the headmaster lived). The last of its roaming sites was on what became School Street; that was torn down in 1745 to make way for King's Chapel, so the school moved next door (basically where Old City Hall is now) and then across the street before finally decamping for Bedford Street, where the failed Layfayette Place mall was eventually built.

Engraving from the BPL's Old Boston Photograph Collection.