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It was directly in front of this building that the Boston Massacre took place in 1770, and from this second story balcony that the repeal of the Stamp Act was read, and ten years later the full text of the Declaration of Independence. IT WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THIS BUILDING THAT THE BOSTON MASSACRE TOOK PLACE IN SEVENTEEN SEVENTY AND FROM THIS SECOND STORY BALCONY THAT THE REPEAL OF THE STAMP ACT WAS READ AND TEN YEARS LATER THE FULL TEXT OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
 King's Chapel Burying Ground, and King's Chapel itself--a quaint, dusky building, suggestive of a London chapel--is only a few blocks away. Across its doorsill have not only stepped the Royal Governors of pre-Revolutionary days, but Washington, General Gage, the indestructibly romantic figures of Sir Harry Frankland and Agnes Surriage; the funeral processions of General Warren and Charles Sumner. The organ, which came from England in 1756, is said to have been selected by Handel at the request of King George, and along the walls of the original King's Chapel were hung the escutcheons of the Kings of England and of the Royal Governors. The Old State House is in this vicinity and is worthy--as are, indeed, both the Old South Church and King's Chapel--of careful architectural study and enjoyment. There are portraits, pictures, relics, and rooms within, and without the beautifully quaint lines and truly lovely details of the façade infuse a perpetual charm into the atmosphere of the city. S NOW CALLED THE KING'S CHAPEL BURYING GROUND AND KING'S CHAPEL ITSELF A QUAINT DUSKY BUILDING SUGGESTIVE OF A LONDON CHAPEL IS ONLY A FEW BLOCKS AWAY ACROSS ITS DOOR SILL HAVE NOT ONLY STEPPED THE ROYAL GOVERNORS OF PRE REVOLUTIONARY DAYS BUT WASHINGTON GENERAL GAGE THE INDESTRUCTIBLY ROMANTIC FIGURES OF SIR HARRY FRANKLIN AND AGNES SYRIAGE THE FUNERAL PROCESSIONS OF GENERAL WARREN AND CHARLES SUMNER THE ORGAN WHICH CAME FROM ENGLAND IN SEVENTEEN FIFTY SIX IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY HANDEL AT THE REQUEST OF KING GEORGE AND ALONG THE WALLS OF THE ORIGINAL KING'S CHAPEL WERE HUNG THE ESTACEANS OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND AND OF THE ROYAL GOVERNORS THE OLD STATE HOUSES IN THIS VICINITY IN AS WORTHY AS ARE INDEED BOTH THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH AND KING'S CHAPEL OF CAREFUL ARCHITECTURAL STUDY AND ENJOYMENT THERE ARE PORTRAITS PICTURES RELICS AND ROOMS WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE BEAUTIFULLY QUAINT LINES AND TRULY LOVELY DETAILS OF THE FACADE INFUSE A PERPETUAL CHARM INTO THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE CITY
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