Old State House
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The Old State House is a historic 18th-century building in downtown Boston that served as the seat of colonial and early state government and is a key landmark on the Freedom Trail.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old State House canonical | 10 |
| Old State House (Boston) | 2 |
| Old State House, Boston | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former state house
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures on the Freedom Trail
ⓘ
Government buildings completed in 1713 ⓘ History museums in Massachusetts ⓘ Museums in Boston ⓘ State and colonial capitols in the United States ⓘ |
| city |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
|
| coordinateLocation | 42.3589° N, 71.0578° W ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| floorCount | 3 ⓘ |
| formerlyOperatedBy | Bostonian Society ⓘ |
| function | meeting place of the Massachusetts General Court (colonial legislature) ⓘ |
| hasBalcony | east balcony ⓘ |
| hasCollection | Revolutionary-era artifacts ⓘ |
| hasExhibition | Boston Revolutionary history exhibits ⓘ |
| hasSiteOn | Boston Massacre site ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
lion statue
ⓘ
unicorn statue ⓘ |
| hasTour | guided Freedom Trail tours ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Boston Landmark
ⓘ
National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| inception | 1713 ⓘ |
| locatedAtIntersectionOf |
State Street
ⓘ
Washington Street ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
downtown Boston ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Freedom Trail ⓘ |
| materialUsed | brick ⓘ |
| nearby |
Faneuil Hall
ⓘ
Old South Meeting House ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Revolutionary Spaces ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Boston
|
| partOf | Boston National Historical Park ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| significance | one of the oldest public buildings in the United States ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Boston Massacre
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston Massacre (1770)
reading of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| transportConnection | State Street MBTA station ⓘ |
| use |
history museum
ⓘ
seat of colonial government ⓘ seat of early Massachusetts state government ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Old State House (Boston)
this entity surface form:
Old State House, Boston
this entity surface form:
Old State House (Boston)
subject surface form:
State Street (Boston)
subject surface form:
State Street station
subject surface form:
State Street station