Visit & History

Albert Gallatin, born Abraham Alphonse Albert Gallatin and buried in the north churchyard at Trinity Church, spent nearly 70 years shaping America.

The story of Hercules Mulligan, a Trinity Church member, who worked for the independence of the United States.

In the center of Trinity Church's north churchyard, a singular pinnacle rises above the stone grave markers and green shrubbery. Designed by architect Thomas Nash, the Astor Cross was erected in 1914 in memory of Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor, the fabled arbiter of New York society known as “Lina” to her friends, and as "The" Mrs. Astor to everyone else.

A summary of the life of Francis Lewis, a member of Trinity Church Wall Street and a signer of the Declaration of Independence

A short account of the life of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, wife of Alexander Hamilton who, along with her husband, is buried in the Trinity Churchyard.

Robert Fulton, an engineer, technologist, and businessman known for his commercial steamboat business, is one of the famous persons whose final resting place is the Trinity Churchyard.

The Apostle Paul is the namesake of St. Paul's Chapel and is represented by two statues, one very old and one quite new.

The Trinity Churchyard is a visual oasis, an open space in a city crowded with skyscrapers, a place where all four seasons are on display, and have been for more than three centuries. A perfect spot for lunch, or a history lesson, or a scavenger hunt.