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built in 1729
all south meeting house is boston's national historic landmark
where liberty found her allies
and the american revolution got its voice
it was here at old south meeting house
that meeting by meeting vote by vote the american revolution began
old south meeting house blends
the traditional new england meeting house architecture with anglican
architecture
the exterior's designed in the style of sir christopher wren who designed churches
in london.
the standard look of wren's architecture include a standing tower at
the end of the building
arched windows and the *** bond brick
when you enter old south meeting house you'll see an example of new england
puritan meeting house style
when you come and you'll see that the pulpit is the architectural highlight of
the building
and there's a short aisle that leads up to it as opposed to an anglican church
where you walked on the large long central aisle at the length of the
building
inside old south meeting house you'll see re-created box pews
they give a feel for what it was like here in the colonial era
when the entire floor and lower gallery were filled with box pews
the original congregation that met here were descendants of the founders of the
massachusetts bay colony
and the included some of the most notable families of the era
in the years leading up to the american revolution old south meaning house
gained a reputation as the largest descending meeting house in town
most notably for our role in the boston tea party
on december 16, 1773 the colonists made their decision
not receiving the answer they hoped for from the colonial governor
the colonists took action
it was here old south meeting house that samuel adams beacon signal to the
sons of liberty this meeting can do nothing more to save our country
it was at those words that the colonists left here from old south meeting house
went down to the harbor and dumped 340 chests of tea into the
water
today old south meeting house is open daily as a museum
a treasured national historic landmark that keeps our revolutionary heritage
alive