Massachusetts
Suffolk
City of Boston

Old State House

The Old State House, 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.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: state house in Boston, MA
  • Also known as: “Second Boston Town House” and “Town House”
  • Address: 208 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02109
  • Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Faneuil Hall and Boston City Hall.

Public building
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is a marketplace and meeting hall near the waterfront and Government Center, in , Massachusetts, United States. Opened in 1742, it was the site of several speeches by Samuel Adams, James Otis, and others encouraging independence from Great Britain. is situated 580 feet northeast of Old State House.

Town hall
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is the seat of city government of , . It includes the offices of the mayor of Boston and the Boston City Council. The current hall was built in 1968 to assume the functions of the . is situated 630 feet north of Old State House.

Metro station
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is an underground Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority rapid transit station located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is the transfer point between the Orange Line and the Blue Line, and one of four "hub stations" on the MBTA subway system.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boston and Adams Square.

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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.

Locality
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was a square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Now demolished, it was formerly located on the site of the current in .

Neighborhood
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in , , is a public square adjacent to , bounded by Congress Street, North Street, and the steps of the 60 State Street office tower.

Old State House

Latitude
42.35873° or 42° 21′ 31″ north
Longitude
-71.05747° or 71° 3′ 27″ west
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Levels
2
Height
66 feet (20 metres)
Open location code
87JC9W5V+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29608515
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Geo­Names ID
4946324
Wiki­data ID
Q1320533
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Spanish—“Old State House” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Vieya Casa l’Estáu de Massachusetts”
  • Azerbaijani: “Köhnə Kapitol (Boston)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Köhnə Kapitol”
  • Catalan: “Old State House”
  • Chinese: “老州政府大厦”
  • Chinese: “老州议会大厦”
  • Chinese: “老州議會大廈”
  • Dutch: “Old State House”
  • French: “Old State House”
  • German: “Old State House”
  • Italian: “Old State House”
  • Japanese: “旧マサチューセッツ州会議事堂”
  • Japanese: “旧マサチューセッツ州議事堂”
  • Japanese: “旧州会議事堂”
  • Korean: “올드 스테이트 하우스”
  • Portuguese: “Old State House”
  • Russian: “Старый Капитолий”
  • Slovenian: “Old State House”
  • Spanish: “Vieja Casa de Estado”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Old State House”. Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 2.5.