Old South Meeting House - Wikipedia
The Old South Meeting House is a historic Congregational church building located at the corner of Milk and Washington Streets in the Downtown Crossing area of Boston, Massachusetts, built in 1729. It gained fame as the organizing point for the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773.
Old South Meeting House - U.S. National Park Service
Operated by Revolutionary Spaces, Old South Meeting House served as a gathering place for citizens to challenge British policies. Bostonians met here before the fated Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773.
Old South Meeting House | The Freedom Trail
Built as a Puritan meeting house in 1729, Old South Meeting House stands today as one of the nation’s most important colonial sites, one of the country’s first public historic conservation efforts, and one of the earliest museums of American history.
Old South Meeting House - U.S. National Park Service
Built in 1729 as a Puritan house of worship, the Old South Meeting House was the largest building in colonial Boston. In the days leading to the American Revolution, citizens gathered here to challenge British policies, protesting the Boston Massacre and the tea tax.
Old South Meeting House History | Freedom Trail History
Old South Meeting House is the place where, meeting by meeting, vote by vote, a revolution began. Built in 1729 as a Puritan meeting house, or church, Old South Meeting House has been an important gathering place for nearly three centuries.
Old South Meeting House Tour Video - bostonteapartyship.com
Check out the Old South Meeting House tour video. Get an inside look and learn about some of the most historic features of this national landmark. Off-Season Hours: Tours begin at 10a, last tour 4p.
The Old South Meeting House: Hallowed Hall of Liberty
May 27, 2024 · Inside, the meeting house originally had a high pulpit, side galleries, and box pews that could seat up to 5,000 people, making it the largest gathering place in colonial Boston. The building was expanded in 1730 and extensively renovated in 1783 after suffering damage during the American Revolution.
Old South Meeting House: Explore the Exhibits at this Space …
May 26, 2023 · As a former Puritan meeting house and a space for debate during the American Revolution, Old South Meeting House has exhibits that explore its "proud history of democracy and dissent."
Can you go inside the Old South Meeting House? - NCESC
Mar 21, 2024 · Can you go inside the Old South Meeting House? Yes, visitors can go inside the Old South Meeting House and explore its historic significance. The building is open to the public daily and serves as a museum and historic site.
Old South Meeting House (Boston, MA) - Journey With Murphy
Jan 23, 2021 · Interior of the Old South Meeting House – the “Boston Massacre” orations would have been given at the pulpit on the left. In response to the May 1773 Tea Act passed by the British Parliament, a series of meetings took place at the Old South Meeting House from December 14-16, 1773.