Old South Meeting House

Old South meeting house is an official site in Boston National Historical park, a National Park. It is an official site on Boston's Freedom Trail, a red brick line connection Boston's revolutionary sites, and a National Historic Landmark.

This is the second-oldest church building in Boston, and were it not for Longfellow's celebration of the Old North in "Paul Revere's Ride," it might well be the most famous. Some of the fiercest of the town meetings that led to the Revolution were held here, culminating in the gathering of December 16, 1773, which was called by Samuel Adams to confront the crisis of three ships, laden with...

Look for the beautifully restored clock tower that tops this religious and political gathering place, best known as the site of an important event that led to the Revolution. On December 16, 1773, a restive crowd of several thousand, too big to fit into Faneuil Hall, gathered here. They were waiting for word from the governor about whether three ships full of tea -- priced to undercut the cost...

Tea Time
Built in 1729 as a Congregational church, Old South was the largest building in colonial Boston and often served as a town meeting site when events became too large for Faneuil...

Step inside Old South Meeting House on Boston's Freedom Trail and experience the place where the Boston Tea Party began!