Abyssinian Meeting House
The Abyssinian Meeting House is a historic church building at 73–75 Newbury Street, in the Munjoy Hill neighborhood of Portland, Maine. Built between 1828 and 1831 by free African-Americans, it is Maine's oldest African-American church building, and the third-oldest in the nation.Photo: Namiba, Public domain.
Photo: Dugan Murphy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Heritage site
- Description: meeting house in Portland, Maine
- Address: 73-75 Newbury Street
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum and Eastern Cemetery.
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum
Museum
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The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum is a 2 ft narrow gauge railway, located in Portland, Maine, United States. Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum is situated 930 feet southeast of Abyssinian Meeting House.
Eastern Cemetery
Cemetery
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Eastern Cemetery is a historic cemetery at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Congress Street in the Munjoy Hill neighborhood of Portland, Maine. Eastern Cemetery is situated 420 feet west of Abyssinian Meeting House.
Portland Observatory
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The Portland Observatory is a historic maritime signal tower at 138 Congress Street in the Munjoy Hill section of Portland, Maine. Built in 1807, it is the only known surviving tower of its type in the United States. Portland Observatory is situated 1,100 feet north of Abyssinian Meeting House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Port of Portland, Maine and Portland.
Old Port of Portland, Maine
Neighborhood
The Old Port is a district of Portland, Maine, known for its cobblestone streets, 19th-century brick buildings and fishing piers. The district contains boutiques, restaurants and bars.
Portland
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Portland is on a peninsula in Casco Bay on the Southern Maine coast approximately 100 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. It has more than 65,000 inhabitants, making it the largest city in Maine.
Arts District
Neighborhood
The Arts District is a section of downtown Portland, Maine’s designated in 1995 as to promote the cultural community and creative economy of the city. It covers a large part of upper Congress Street towards the West End and spans Congress Street toward the East ending at Portland City Hall and its Merrill Auditorium concert hall.
Abyssinian Meeting House
- Categories: meeting house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: City of Portland, Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.66229° or 43° 39′ 44″ northLongitude
-70.24851° or 70° 14′ 55″ westOpen location code
87MFMQ62+WHOpenStreetMap ID
way 714453851OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritage_buildingWikidata ID
Q4670753
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In Other Languages
“Abyssinian Meeting House” goes by many names.
- French: “Abyssinian Meeting House”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Munjoy South Park and Green Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church.
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