- Completed in 1806 in the historic West End, the African Meeting House is considered the oldest standing Black church building in the United States.
- The African Meeting House is the final stop on Boston’s Black Heritage Trail. The structure was built in 1809 to house the first African Baptist Church of...
- Either way, the African Meeting House stands as not only architecturally significant, but one of the most historically significant buildings in New England!
- One of the most captivating aspects of the African Meeting House is its commitment to preserving and celebrating African American culture.
- The African Meeting House holds the distinction of being the oldest existing African American church building in the United States.
- End the tour at the African Meeting house, a historic site in Boston that is often overlooked by tours.
- Exterior view of African Meeting House near The Godfrey Hotel. Built in 1806 in the heart of what was then Boston's biggest free black neighborhood...
- And my beloved church, the African Meeting House, that he founded. For us who lived beside the Meeting House, it was everything.
- The African Meeting House project is a collaborative undertaking with the Museum of African American History (MAAH).
- During the Civil War, the African Meeting House served as a recruitment center for blacks who wished to serve in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.