Erected in 1845 on the site of a former theater, the Grace Church in Providence can be seen as the testing ground for what would become a signature of America's pre-eminent nineteenth century cathedral architect, Richard Upjohn. Grace Church contains the first painted windows ever seen in Rhode Island - over fifteen magnificent stained glass windows dated 1875-1929 with one window designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Complete with a nave arcaded in the 14 th century English manner and an elaborate trussed roof, its great sense of spaciousness can be attributed to the omission of galleries, the smaller scale of the piers and the chancel arch, which attained a considerable depth of seventeen feet.