#422 Grace Church: A Most Fashionable History
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Grace Church was one of the most fashionable churches in New York City for several decades in the 19th century. The fashionable weddings and funerals hosted at Grace sometimes drew thousands of onlookers, and a few celebrated ceremonies were as raucous and chaotic as rock concerts.
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