St. Paul’s Chapel
New York, New York

The Little Chapel that Stood is a very befitting nickname for the historic St. Paul’s Chapel. Built in 1766 and located at Broadway and Fulton Streets, it is part of the Parish of Trinity Church Wall Street. It has witnessed much history and withstood many nearby catastrophes. 

The chapel survived the Great Fire of 1776 thanks to a bucket brigade dousing the building with water. Twenty years later, George Washington attended services at the chapel after his inauguration as the first president of the United States

Although blocks away from ‘ground zero’, the Chapel survived the September 11th, 2001 attacks and became a round-the-clock relief ministry for nine months for rescue and recovery workers. It continues to be a community based organization by hosting interfaith prayer events and local neighborhood and art events.

Aurora Lampworks is proud to have restored the crystal lighting fixtures, which include those above and under the balconies and the (4) main nave chandeliers. The restoration included repairing broken arms where it was safe. Repairs were made with a combination of stainless steel studs that bridge broken pieces together. Jigs were made to hold the broken arms together at the correct angles so that bracing could be added for additional support. In a number of  cases the arms had to be replaced. There were no off-the-shelf crystal arms that were close enough in size and quality to be considered for replacement. As a result, many of the arms had to be blown and cut with an ornate pattern.  Missing pendalogues were re-pinned or replaced where missing, and balanced for symmetry.