Old State House

The Old State House is a historic building at 206 Washington Street in , Massachusetts, United States. Completed in 1713, it is the city's oldest extant public building, hosting the judicial, legislative, and executive branches of the Massachusetts provincial and state governments during the 18th century.
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  • Museum
  • …lies at an elevation of 30 feet (9 metres)
  • …stands 66 feet (20 metres) tall
  • …has 2 floors
  • …has a gabled roof
  • Description: state house in Boston, MA
  • Address: 208 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02109
  • Also known as
    “Second Boston Town House”
    “Town House”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Faneuil Hall and Boston City Hall.

Public building
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is a historic building in , Massachusetts, United States. is situated 580 feet northeast of Old State House.

Town hall
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is the seat of city government of , Massachusetts, United States. is situated 630 feet north of Old State House.

Metro station
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is an underground Massachusetts Bay…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boston and Adams Square.

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A city of history and tradition, offers a proud…

Locality
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was a square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts.

Neighborhood
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in , …

Old State House

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Latitude
42.35873° or 42° 21′ 31″ north
Longitude
-71.05747° or 71° 3′ 27″ west
Open location code
87JC9W5V+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29608515
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
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: “老州議會大廈”
  • Chinese: “老州议会大厦”
  • 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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