Massachusetts
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City of Boston

African Meeting House

The African Meeting House, also known variously as First African Baptist Church, First Independent Baptist Church and the Belknap Street Church, was built in 1806 and is now the oldest black church edifice still standing in the .
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  • Type: Historic building
  • Description: church building in Boston, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Belknap Street Church”, “Black Faneuil Hall”, “First African Baptist Church”, “First Independent Baptist Church”, and “Museum of Afro American History”
  • Address: 8 Smith Court, Boston, MA 02114

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include William C. Nell House and Abiel Smith School.

Historic building
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The , now a private residence, was a boarding home located in 3 Smith Court in the Beacon Hill neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts, opposite the former African Meeting House, now the Museum of African American History.

Historic building
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, founded in 1835, is a located at 46 Joy Street in , , United States, adjacent to the African Meeting House.

Government building
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The , also known as the Massachusetts Statehouse or the New State House, is the state capitol and seat of government for the , located in the neighborhood of . is situated 690 feet southeast of African Meeting House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beacon Hill and West End.

Suburb
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Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and are some of 's most beautiful neighborhoods. With narrow, gas-lit streets and scores of architecturally significant buildings, these distinctly different neighborhoods will make up the core of almost any visitor's itinerary.

Suburb
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The is a neighborhood of , , United States, bounded generally by Cambridge Street to the south, the to the west and northwest, North Washington Street on the north and northeast, and New Sudbury Street on the east.

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A city of history and tradition, offers a proud legacy of culture, education, and numerous sporting championships. The "shining city on a hill"s independent spirit has been displayed to the world ever since colonists were angry over a British tax on their beloved tea and dumped shiploads of it into the harbor in protest.

African Meeting House

Latitude
42.35996° or 42° 21′ 36″ north
Longitude
-71.06547° or 71° 3′ 56″ west
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
87JC9W5M+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 405880946
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Geo­Names ID
4928782
Wiki­data ID
Q3329655
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