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 United States.
Swampyank, Public domain.- Historic building
- …lies at an elevation of 39 feet (12 metres)
- Description: church building in Boston, United States of America
- Address: 8 Smith Court, Boston, MA 02114
- Also known as“Belknap Street Church”“Black Faneuil Hall”“First African Baptist Church”“First Independent Baptist Church”“Museum of Afro American History”
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African Meeting House
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Latitude
42.35996° or 42° 21′ 36″ north
Longitude
-71.06547° or 71° 3′ 56″ west
Open location code
87JC9W5M+XR
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“African Meeting House” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “非洲聚会所”
- Egyptian Arabic: “دار الاجتماعات الافريقيه”
- French: “Musee d’histoire afro-americaine”
- French: “musée d’histoire afro-américaine”
- French: “Musée d’histoire afro-américaine”
- French: “Musée d’Histoire afro-américaine”
- French: “Musée D’histoire Afro-Américaine”
- German: “African Meeting House”
- Turkish: “African Meeting House”
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