Boston African American National Historic Site | |
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Location | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
Nearest city | Boston, Massachusetts |
Coordinates | 42°21′36″N 71°03′53″W / 42.36000°N 71.06472°W |
Area | 0.18 acres (0.073 ha)[1] |
Established | October 10, 1980 |
Visitors | 327,921 (in 2011)[2] |
Governing body | National Park Service |
Website | Boston African American National Historic Site |
The Boston African American National Historic Site, in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts's Beacon Hill neighborhood, interprets 15 pre-Civil War structures relating to the history of Boston's 19th-century African-American community, connected by the Black Heritage Trail. These include the 1806 African Meeting House, the oldest standing black church in the United States.