Massachusetts
Suffolk
City of Boston

Old South Meeting House

The Old South Meeting House is a historic Congregational church building located at the corner of Milk and Washington Streets in the area of Boston, Massachusetts, built in 1729.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: church building in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Also known as: “Old South”, “Old South CongregationalChurch”, “Old South Meeting-House”, and “The Old South”
  • Address: MA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old State House and Kings Chapel.

Museum
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The , also known as the Old Provincial State House, is a historic building in , . Built in 1713, replacing the city's First Town House, it was the seat of the Massachusetts General Court until 1798. is situated 680 feet north of Old South Meeting House.

Church
Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
King's Chapel is an American independent Christian unitarian congregation affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association that is "unitarian Christian in theology, Anglican in worship, and congregational in governance." It is housed in what was for… is situated 590 feet northwest of Old South Meeting House.

Historic building
The , formerly the United States Post Office, Courthouse, and Federal Building, is a historic building at 5 in , . is situated 410 feet east of Old South Meeting House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boston and Downtown Boston.

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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.

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Downtown is really the heart of the city. Boston City Hall is here, and many powerful companies and agencies are headquartered in the area. Since urban planning was done here before the advent of the automobile, this area of town has secured a decidedly European flavor.

Suburb
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The of is located in , near and . Like many areas within Boston, the has no official definition.

Old South Meeting House

Latitude
42.35698° or 42° 21′ 25″ north
Longitude
-71.05838° or 71° 3′ 30″ west
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Open location code
87JC9W4R+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 367781324
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4946317
Wiki­data ID
Q773752
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Korean—“Old South Meeting House” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Köhnə Cənub yığıncaq evi”
  • Chinese: “老南聚会所”
  • Dutch: “Old South Meeting House”
  • French: “Old South Meeting House”
  • German: “Old South Meeting House”
  • Italian: “Old South Meeting House”
  • Japanese: “オールド・サウス集会場”
  • Korean: “올드 사우스 집회소”

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