Christ Church

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Anglican church National Historic Landmark historic church tourist attraction

Christ Church, historically known as Old North Church, is a famous 18th-century Boston church best known as the site where lanterns were hung to signal Paul Revere’s midnight ride during the American Revolution.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglican church → National Historic Landmark → historic church → tourist attraction →
alsoKnownAs	Old North Church →
architecturalStyle	Georgian architecture →
associatedWith	American Revolution → Battles of Lexington and Concord → Paul Revere →
centuryBuilt	18th century →
city	Boston →
constructionStartYear	1722 →
country	United States of America →
currentUse	active Episcopal parish →
dateOfEvent	lantern signal given on April 18, 1775 →
denomination	Episcopal Church (United States) →
foundedAs	Christ Church in the City of Boston →
function	historic site and museum → place of worship →
governingBody	Old North Church Foundation →
hasFeature	Paul Revere–cast bells → box pews → crypt beneath the church → tall white steeple → three-tiered pulpit →
height	steeple is approximately 191 feet tall →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark of the United States → listed on the National Register of Historic Places →
inspiredWork	“Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow →
locatedIn	Boston → Massachusetts → North End, Boston →
locatedNear	Copp's Hill Burying Ground →
notableEvent	signal lanterns for Paul Revere’s 1775 ride → “one if by land, two if by sea” lantern signal →
NRHPType	contributing property to a historic district → individually listed property →
openToPublic	yes →
originalDenomination	Church of England →
partOf	Boston National Historical Park → Freedom Trail (Boston) →
region	New England →
religion	Anglicanism →
state	Massachusetts →
touristVisitsPerYear	hundreds of thousands of visitors per year →
yearCompleted	1723 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Old North Church →	alsoKnownAs