Boston African American National Historic Site

The Boston African American National Historic Site, in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts's Beacon Hill neighborhood, interprets 15 pre-Civil War structures relating to the history of Boston's 19th-century African-American community, connected by the Black Heritage Trail.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: national Historic Site of the United States
  • Also known as: “BOAF”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Charles Street Meeting House and Louisburg Square.

Historic building
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The is an early-nineteenth-century historic church in Beacon Hill at 70 , Boston, Massachusetts. The church has been used over its history by several Christian denominations, including Baptists, the , and Unitarian Universalist.

Square
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is a street in the neighborhood of , , bisected by a small private park. The park, which is bounded by Pinckney Street to the north and Mount Vernon Street to the south, is maintained by the Proprietors.

Church
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The is an Episcopal parish in , , United States. The church is housed in a Victorian Gothic building, faced in brick with eight large change ringing bells and a 172-foot spire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beacon Hill and Back Bay-Beacon Hill.

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.

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Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and Beacon Hill 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.

Boston African American National Historic Site

Latitude
42.3579° or 42° 21′ 28″ north
Longitude
-71.07064° or 71° 4′ 14″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
87JC9W5H+5P
Geo­Names ID
4930957
Wiki­data ID
Q1986085
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Charles Street and Louisburg Square.

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