Old South Meeting House

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historic church building meeting house museum tourist attraction

Old South Meeting House is a historic 18th-century Congregational church in Boston famed as a key gathering place for colonial protest, including meetings that led to the Boston Tea Party.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic church building → meeting house → museum → tourist attraction →
address	310 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts →
architecturalStyle	Georgian →
associatedWithEvent	British occupation of Boston →
associatedWithPerson	Benjamin Franklin → Samuel Adams →
builtFor	Old South Church congregation →
category	Churches in Boston → National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts →
city	Boston →
completionDate	1729 →
constructionStartDate	1729 →
country	United States →
currentFunction	historic site → museum →
denomination	Congregational →
governingBody	Old South Association in Boston →
hasExhibits	American Revolution history → Boston Tea Party history →
hasFeature	bell tower → box pews → galleries → tall steeple →
heritageDesignation	Boston Landmark → National Historic Landmark →
inception	1729 →
locatedInHistoricDistrict	Downtown Boston →
location	Boston → Massachusetts → United States →
material	brick →
nearby	Faneuil Hall → Old State House →
notableFor	largest building in colonial Boston used for public meetings → role in events leading to the Boston Tea Party →
openToPublic	yes →
originalFunction	Congregational meeting house →
partOf	Freedom Trail →
religiousAffiliation	Congregationalism →
roofMaterial	wood →
significantEvent	American Revolution protests → Boston Tea Party meetings →
usedAs	lecture hall → place of worship → public meeting place →
useDuringAmericanRevolution	gathering place for colonial protest →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Boston National Historical Park → Freedom Trail →	hasSite
Old South Church →	congregationMovedFrom
Samuel Sewall →	madePublicConfessionAt
Old State House (Boston) →	nearby
Old South Church →	predecessorBuilding