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.
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- 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
The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum is situated 930 feet southeast of Abyssinian Meeting House.
Eastern Cemetery
Eastern Cemetery is a historic cemetery at the… Eastern Cemetery is situated 420 feet west of Abyssinian Meeting House.
Portland Observatory
The Portland Observatory is a historic maritime signal… 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
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Arts District
Neighborhood
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Abyssinian Meeting House
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Latitude
43.66229° or 43° 39′ 44″ north
Longitude
-70.24851° or 70° 14′ 55″ west
Open location code
87MFMQ62+WH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritage_building
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In Other Languages
“Abyssinian Meeting House” goes by many names.
- French: “Abyssinian Meeting House”
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Highlights include Munjoy South Park and Green Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church.
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