African Meeting House
- Also Known As: First African Baptist Church also African Baptist Church Society
- Address: 8 Smith St
- Neighborhood of Beacon Hill in Boston
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1806/12/06 | African Meeting House dedicated, mostly built with black labor | |||||
1860/12/03 | Frederick Douglass | Abolitionists | Frederick Douglass ask listeners to present ideas for the best way of prosecuting the slavery movement, including war and peaceful means. | |||
1863/02/00 | 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment | Robert Gould Shaw recruits for 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. | ||||
1863/02/00 | Robert Gould Shaw | Union commander | Robert Gould Shaw recruits for 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. | |||
1972/00/00 | African Meeting House acquired by the Museum of African American History |
Particulars for African Meeting House: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Cultural Affiliation | Black American |
Sight Category | Building |
Architectural Style | Federal Style |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Level of Significance | National |
Owner | Private |
Area of Significance | Religion |
Historic Use | Religious Property |
Area of Significance | Social History |
Activity | |
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Activity Category | Tour |
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