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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Old South Meeting House canonical	13
Old South Meeting House building	1
Old South Meeting House congregation	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic church building ⓘ meeting house ⓘ museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
address	310 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Georgian ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Siege of Boston ⓘ surface form: British occupation of Boston
associatedWithPerson	Benjamin Franklin ⓘ Samuel Adams ⓘ
builtFor	Old South Church ⓘ surface form: Old South Church congregation
category	Churches in Boston ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts ⓘ
city	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: Boston
completionDate	1729 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1729 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: Boston Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: 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 (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Old State House → nearby → Old South Meeting House ⓘ

subject surface form: Old State House (Boston)

Freedom Trail → hasSite → Old South Meeting House ⓘ

Samuel Sewall → madePublicConfessionAt → Old South Meeting House ⓘ

Boston National Historical Park → hasSite → Old South Meeting House ⓘ

Old South Church → predecessorBuilding → Old South Meeting House ⓘ

Old South Church → congregationMovedFrom → Old South Meeting House ⓘ

Downtown Boston → hasLandmark → Old South Meeting House ⓘ

Downtown Crossing station → near → Old South Meeting House ⓘ

Washington Street → passesNear → Old South Meeting House ⓘ

subject surface form: Washington Street (Boston)

Colonial Boston → hasInstitution → Old South Meeting House ⓘ

Old South Association in Boston → focusesOn → Old South Meeting House ⓘ

Old South Association in Boston → protects → Old South Meeting House ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old South Meeting House building

Old South Association in Boston → associatedWith → Old South Meeting House ⓘ

Third Church in Boston → alsoKnownAs → Old South Meeting House ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old South Meeting House congregation

Third Church in Boston → associatedWith → Old South Meeting House ⓘ