The Church of the Covenant, which houses the largest intact Louis Comfort Tiffany-designed ecclesiastical interior in America, has been named a National Historic Landmark by Ken Salazar, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
The National Historic Landmark program, begun in 1935 and administered by the National Park Service, recognizes nationally significant historic places that possess exceptional value or quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States.
Fewer than 2,600 places nationwide, and only seven other churches in Boston, bear this distinction.
The Gothic Revival church, designed by architect Richard Upjohn and completed in 1867, is recognized as having the largest interior designed by the Tiffany Glass & Decorating Co. The comprehensive decoration includes 42 large stained glass windows, Byzantine-style mosaics, complex trompe l’oeil painted decoration, elaborate wood traceries and furnishings and a massive illuminated art glass lantern that was displayed at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition.
The public is invited to join representatives of the National Park Service for a presentation ceremony at the church on Sunday, Feb. 24 at noon, followed by a reception.
