Nearly 250 years later, the church is now gaining recognition due to a significant restoration project.

By 1912, however, the mural was covered with several layers of white paint during a renovation.

Now, the resulting austerity and blankness strike church officials as historically inaccurate.

Old North Church in Boston, where an 18th-century angel mural is being restored.

Outside of Old North Church. (Photo: Ajay Suresh, viaWikimedia Commons,CC 2.0)

As a Church of England establishment, other decorative features retained a similarly dynamic and colorful character.

The mural restoration, then, is an effort to salvage the churchs original identity.

So far, Pocobene and Long have recovered eight of the murals 20 angels.

Old North Church in Boston, where an 18th-century angel mural is being restored.

A plaque detailing Old North Church’s historical significance. “The signal lanterns of Paul Revere displayed in the steeple of this church, April 18, 1775, warned the country of the march of the British troops to Lexington and Concord.” (Photo: Lady Rose MacClare, viaWikimedia Commons,CC 4.0)

Another eight angels are slated to be restored by Spring 2025.

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Outside of Old North Church.

Old North Church in Boston, where an 18th-century angel mural is being restored.

Old North Church’s interior. (Photo: Victor Grigas, viaWikimedia Commons,CC 3.0)

Old North Church’s interior.