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Old South Meeting House
Historic and Protected Site and History Museum
Downtown Boston, Boston
"Part of the Boston Tea Party scheming ...& much more"(6 Tips)
"A building with an interesting relationship with free speech."(2 Tips)
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HISTORYJuly 5, 2012Built in 1729, this was where some 5,000 colonists gathered on December 16, 1773, for a protest that culminated that night in the Boston Tea Party.
Jake SmithJune 20, 2013While here, inquire about upcoming events; this building often has guest lecturers or speakers present in the main meeting hall. Interesting to see modern issues discussed in a historic building.
Fluying ✅October 14, 2017It was at this location that Samuel Adams spoke his famous words, “Gentlemen, this meeting can do nothing more to save the country,” and the Tea party started.
Daniel TewfikNovember 21, 2014Once a year, on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, the Old South congregation returns to Old South Meeting House for services in its ancestral home. Read more
Boston.comMay 7, 2012Though some events are free to members only, the Old South Meeting House also hosts free ones for nonmembers. 617-482-6439, oldsouthmeetinghouse.org
Freedom Trail RunFebruary 20, 2013When you visit, listen for the bell in the clock tower! It's a Paul Revere original that was installed in 2011!
Since it was the biggest building in Boston, meetings too large for Fanieul hall were moved here. One of those was the meeting that preceded the Destruction of the Tea (nobody called it a party)
Carl GriffinJanuary 8, 2016It was here on the 16th December 1773 that 5000 colonists gathered to protest against tax on tea leading to the Boston tea party.
IWalked Audio ToursSeptember 29, 2011Bldg w/183' steeple dates to 1729. Clock from 1770 still functional. Site of baptism of Ben Franklin. On 12/16/1773 5,000 colonists gathered here before Boston Tea Party. More info in blog. <LINK> Read more
Visit Old South Meeting House to see where the Boston Tea Party began and experience the dramatic events that made this the “Sanctuary of Freedom”.
The Ritz-CarltonJune 5, 2013No taxation without representation! The Old South Meeting House was the birthplace of the Boston Tea Party.
In 1773 three British ship pulled into Boston’s port carrying over 100,000 pounds of tea. Boston Patriots met here at Old South Meeting House to protest the tax once and for all.
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Step inside Old South Meeting House on Boston's Freedom Trail and experience the place where the Boston Tea Party began!
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"How can you not be moved by the moments outlined along the entire Freedom Trail. To see the chain of events that have led to the greatest democracy this planet has ever known."
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"Clam chowder was my option! Eating in the hall with live music is just perfect! ❤️"
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