Name | Boston African American National Historic Site |
Brief Description | National Park |
Type | Attraction |
Category | Boston Massachusetts National Park |
Description | Located in the heart of Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood, the site includes 15 pre-Civil War structures relating to the history of Boston's 19th century African-American community, including: the African Meeting House, the oldest standing African-American church in the United States. The sites are linked by the 1.6 mile (2.5 km) Black Heritage Trail. Augustus Saint-Gaudens', memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the African-American Massachusetts 54th Regiment, stands on the trail. |
Address | 14 Beacon Street |
CSZ | Boston, MA 02297 |
Phone 1 | (617) 742-5415 |
Handicapped Accessible | No |
Website | www.nps.gov/boaf/index.htm |
Last Updated | 1/23/2013 |
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