Museum of African American History

The African Meeting House, also known variously as First African Baptist Church, First Independent Baptist Church and the Belknap Street Church, was built in 1806 and is now the oldest black church edifice still standing in the .
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Also known as: “African Meeting House Museum of African American History”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abiel Smith School and William C. Nell House.

Historic building
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, founded in 1835, is a located at 46 Joy Street in , , United States, adjacent to the .

Historic building
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The is a former boarding home located in 3 Smith Court in the neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It sits opposite the former , now the Museum of African American History.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beacon Hill and West End.

Suburb
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Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and are some of 's most beautiful neighborhoods. With narrow, gas-lit streets and scores of architecturally significant buildings, these distinctly different neighborhoods will make up the core of almost any visitor's itinerary.

Suburb
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The is a neighborhood of , , United States, bounded generally by Cambridge Street to the south, the to the west and northwest, North Washington Street on the north and northeast, and New Sudbury Street on the east.

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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.

Museum of African American History

Latitude
42.35996° or 42° 21′ 36″ north
Longitude
-71.06533° or 71° 3′ 55″ west
Open location code
87JC9W5M+XV
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way 814701583
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