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	National Park Service - Colonials and Patriots (Old South Meeting House/Boston NHP)
		The mass protest meetings that gave Old South lasting fame took place during the tumultuous interval between the passage of the Townshend Acts in 1767 and the outbreak of war in 1775.
		Old South's brick construction probably saved it from a similar fate, although most of its interior furnishings were used for fuel and the building turned into a riding school for British cavalry.
		Old South, a large structure for its day, was built in 1729-30 for Third Church, the third body of Congregationalists to be organized in Boston.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/colonials-patriots/sitec17.htm (969 words)

	Freedom Trail-Old South Meeting House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Old South narrowly escaped the wrecking ball as a result of one of the first successful historic preservation efforts.
		In the 1920s, Old South enacted a policy to grant the use of the building to groups otherwise denied a a public platform.
		Old South continues to serve as a catalyst for intellectual thought and energy, by sponsoring public forums, debates, concerts and theatrical presentations year round.
	www.nps.gov /bost/OSMH.htm (514 words)

	Old South Meeting House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		From the meeting of more than 5,000 colonists on December 16, 1773, which started the Boston Tea Party, to the present, the Old South Meeting House has been the site of spirited debates affecting the fate of the community, the state of Massachusetts, and the nation.
		Yet it was the meeting that took place on December 16, 1773, that sealed Old South's fate as one of this country's most significant buildings.
		Old South Meeting House is an inspiring National Historic Landmark that is an important resource for more than 85,000 children, parents, teachers, visitors, and citizens each year.
	www.oldsouthmeetinghouse.org /history (506 words)

	Old South Meeting House - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Old South Meeting House with 33 Arch Street in the background
		The Old South Meeting House, in Boston, Massachusetts, gained fame as the organizing point for the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773.
		The Old South Meeting House is claimed to be the second oldest establishment existent in the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Old_South_Meeting_House (229 words)

	Old South Meeting House
		Old South Meeting House was constructed in 1729 as a Puritan house of worship, at the same spot where Cedar Meeting House once stood.
		Old South Meeting House, fondly called "Old South," is closely associated with the history of Boston.
		Today, Old South Meeting House is a National Historic Landmark and a museum, where the debates that paved way to the decision to dump tea into the harbor are re-created.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h2395.html (485 words)

	barbells of Old South, The Chronicle of the Early American Industries Association, Inc., The - Find Articles
		Meeting with Emily Curran, the executive director of Old South Meeting House, in June 1999, she asked me if I could shed any light on the mystery of these knobs, and whether I could identify their origin and substantiate the possibility of their past presence at Old South.
		Old South was the first building in New England saved for its historical significance, and the act of rescuing Old South was one of the earliest events in the movement for historic preservation, which started around this time when the nation was celebrating its centennial.
		Unlike the previous three-Hasbrook House in Newburgh, New York; Hermitage, in Nashville, Tennessee; and Mount Vernon in Virginia; the saving of Old South was not dependent on the veneration of one particular historical figure, but instead on the building's connection with significant events in American history.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3983/is_200212/ai_n9164856 (928 words)

	Boston - Old South, King's Chapel, And Neighborhood
		In this classification the Old South was assumed to stand for Puritan Boston, King's Chapel for the Boston of the regime of the royal governors.
		The Old South preserves the matured type of the Puritan meeting-house; the Chapel is of the old Church of England pattern, introduced with the establishment of the Province.
		Then, by a curious fate, it was reopened for use by the Old South congregation while their meeting-house was undergoing repair of the injuries it had received during the Siege; and they occupied it for nearly five years.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles05/boston7.shtml (2290 words)

	Old South Church, Boston, Massachusetts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This United Church of Christ (historically related to the Congregationalists) meeting house is home to one of the older religious communities in the United States, organized by dissenters from Boston's First Church in 1669, and from that time known as the Third Church in Boston.
		During the Unitarian Movement of the early nineteenth century, Old South was the sole Congregational Church in Boston to adhere to the doctrine of Trinitarianism.
		Old South's commitment to urban ministry and care continued on into the twentieth century becoming a segue for the inclusion of new members increasingly diverse by race, class, and sexual orientation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Old_South_Church (1724 words)

	Old South Meeting House: FREE with the Go Boston Card
		That was the decision on December 16, 1773, when 5,000 angry colonists gathered at The Old South Meeting House to protest a tax and started a revolution with the Boston Tea Party.
		Built in 1729, the Old South Meeting House was the largest building in Colonial Boston, and provided a stage for the drama of the American Revolution.
		As a meeting place and a haven for free speech and assembly, The Old South Meeting House has been in continuous use for over 250 years.
	www.gobostoncard.com /attractions/Old-South-Meeting-House.html (282 words)

	Suffolk University Law School : Path of the Law
		Old City Hall on School Street, built in 1862, is a handsome granite building saved from razing and converted to commercial use, a fine example of Boston's ingenuity in preserving its landmarks.
		Also at Old City Hall stands a statue of Josiah Quincy, member of the Massachusetts Senate and the U.S. Congress, judge of the Municipal Court, second mayor of Boston and president of Harvard College during a career that spanned the first half of the 19th century.
		The Old South Meeting House was built in 1729 to replace the Old South Church of 1669.
	www.law.suffolk.edu /about/path/page8.cfm (315 words)

	Country Coach Lifestyle: On the Road
		Built in 1729, the Old South Meeting House was the largest building and the second oldest church building in colonial Boston.
		Old South was often used for gatherings that were too large for Faneuil Hall.
		Old South survived fires in 1810 and 1872, and was up for demolition in 1875 when concerned citizens stepped in, formed an Old South Association, and raised the money needed to save the building.
	www.countrycoach.com /lifestyle/ontheroad/index.cfm?article=114 (1554 words)

	iBoston - Your Guide to Massachusetts History
		Though today crowded by office and commercial space, the plain, long and low "Old South" was a majestic ship of a building, mastering the swells of colonial Boston's hills.
		Old South's influence in colonial Boston is difficult to overstate, it was the town's largest meeting space, and was usually free from the state's control.
		In 1869, the congregation of the Old South Church arranged for the sale of the valuable land beneath downtown meeting house, and relocated to its current home.
	www.iboston.org /mcp.php?pid=oldSouth (270 words)

	Old South Meeting House Boston
		The Old South is the most famous meeting house in Boston, by reasons of its historical associations.
		The Old South Society was organized in 1669, and the original meeting house was built soon afterwards.
		In 1729 the first meeting house was taken down, and the present brick structure was built on the same spot.
	www.celebrateboston.com /sites/oldsouthchurch.htm (291 words)

	Our National Parks Student Journalism Project
		An old staircase leading to the second level seating gallery, which was reserved for slaves and the poor during colonial times, is cordoned off to visitors.
		Polczynsky visited the Old South Meeting House with his 11-year-old daughter Averii, who seemed to be thoroughly enjoying her visit.
		The Old South Meeting House hosts a number of free events that are open to the public throughout the year.
	com.miami.edu /parks/bosoldsouth.htm (1293 words)

	Old South Meeting House \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Boston \| Frommers.com
		The meeting house frequently schedules speeches, readings, panel discussions, and children's activities, often with a colonial theme.
		In a little house at 17 Milk St., Franklin was born in 1706, the 15th child of Josiah Franklin.
		The house is long gone, but look across at the second floor of what's now 1 Milk St. When the building went up after the fire of 1872, the architect guaranteed that the Founding Father wouldn't be forgotten: A bust and the words BIRTHPLACE OF FRANKLIN adorn the facade.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/boston/A29760.html (480 words)

	City of Boston
		The Old South Meeting House was built in 1729 as a Puritan house of worship.
		After many hours of debate, Samuel Adams announced, "This meeting can do nothing more to save the country!" Protestors stormed out of the Old South Meeting House to the waterfront where they dumped three shiploads of tea into the Boston harbor.
		Today, the Old South Meeting House is a museum where they recreate the tea party debates.
	www.cityofboston.gov /freedomtrail/oldsouth.asp (175 words)

	BostonUSA Search Results
		Activities include a play house with a pretend hearth and fireplace cooking tools, a one-room schoolhouse with benches and slates, a costume try-on space, a book corner, an area for games and toys, and a computer station where children can design their own quilt blocks.
		In 2006, Old Sturbridge Village's annual textile weekend focuses on clothing and fashion, and you're invited to explore the sources of inspiration for early New England fashions and the techniques used in sewing, knitting, and embroidery to achieve the desired result.
		Old Sturbridge Village is open year-round but one of the best times to visit is during late winter - early spring.
	www.bostonusa.com /member/results.php?pg=240 (626 words)

	The Freedom Trail Foundation
		Old South was Boston’s largest building during the time of the Revolution, and big things happened inside.
		Old South is now a museum but was almost lost forever when it was slated for demolition in 1876.
		Old South's reputation as a place for history-making oratory has continued through the generations.
	www.thefreedomtrail.org /visitor/old-meeting-house.html (281 words)

	Old South Church, UCC, Congregational, Religion
		Benjamin Franklin was baptized in 1706 at the congregation’s Cedar Meeting House on
		The Old South Church congregation is a descendant of the fusion between separatist
		The Boston Transcript described the New Old South Church as “the most beautiful basilica in North America.” It is designed in a style inspired by the architecture of medieval Venice (Ruskinian Italian Gothic).
	www.oldsouth.org /history.html (1046 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Old South Meeting House and how it was involved in..
		In 1729 a group of protestants built the old south in replacement of the old cedar meeting house.
		Other famous people who have given old south even more historical worth are people such as Benjamin Franklin, who was baptized in old south.
	www.mountalverniahs.org /mahs/Hist-Lit10/OldSouth/start.htm (235 words)

	Boston - Old South Meeting House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In its time it was the largest building in Boston and often handled public meetings too large for Faneuil Hall.
		On December 16, 1773 a large meeting was held here to discuss options for opposing the new British duty tax on tea.
		While the meeting raged on, a cadre of patriots dressed themselves (poorly) as Mohawk Indians.
	www.newberry.org /k12maps/module_13/old_south_meeting.html (202 words)

	Maggie Hurley on the Old South Meeting House
		The existing building was erected in 1729 as a replacement meant to hold meetings in a venue large enough for all the residents of Boston.
		Even though the meetings were discussing ideas of freedom and equality, it would be years before all people were allowed to participate in the discussion.
		Throughout the American Revolution Old South was used as both a Church and a Meeting Hall, housing the Puritan Congregation who saw the church existing wherever its members gathered.
	www2.bc.edu /~marko/hurley2.html (1236 words)

	Boston Harbor Hotel :: About BHH :: Media (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Commencing at the Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington Street (corner of Milk St.), Boston, MA.
		The Old South Meeting House is wheelchair accessible and conveniently located near the State St. and Downtown Crossing stops on the MBTA.
		Old South Meeting House is a non-profit museum and historic site, located on the Freedom Trail, dedicated to sustaining the building's tradition as a community-gathering place for the free exchange of ideas and to provide a place where people can connect the issues of the past with the issues of today.
	www.bhh.com /PR_tea_party_dec_12.cfm (553 words)

	Old South Meeting House
		This building, once the largest in the colony and built in 1729, began as a Puritan Meeting House and later became one of the most popular sites for public meetings.
		The most important meeting in this building concerned what to do about the controversial tea tax imposed by the Brits and it was in this very building that Colonists made the decision to dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor.
		Today, families can visit the historic Old South Meeting House and view interactive exhibits, life-size figures, and artifacts pertinent to the fight for freedom.
	www.bostonkids.net /boston_museums/old_meetinghouse.htm (175 words)

	10 O'Clock News \| [David Duke speaks in Boston]
		Hashimoto reports that there was tight security in the Meeting House; that tension erupted from the moment he appeared.
		Footage of Duke speaking from the podium at the Old South Meeting House.
		Hashimoto reports that a Duke supporter clashed with protesters during Duke's speech at the Old South Meeting House; that Duke's speech was a sideshow.
	main.wgbh.org /ton/programs/7945_02.html (692 words)

	Rambles Around Boston: Old South, King's Chapel, and Neighborhood
		Although both buildings are eighteenth-century structures, we presented the Old South Meeting-house and King’s Chapel to our Englishman as monuments, respectively, of the Colony and of the Province.
		In this classification the Old South was assumed to stand for Puritan Boston, King’s Chapel for the Boston of the régime of the royal governors.
		It was built so as to enclose the old structure, and services were held in that one till the spring of 1753, when it had fallen so out of repair that it had to be abandoned.
	www.kellscraft.com /RamblesBoston/ramblesboston07.html (2234 words)

	Boston Heritage Churches & Buildings Pictures by Travel Photo Base
		Old South Meeting House (1729) a Puritan house of worship where the 1773 Boston Tea Party was organized.
		Paul Revere House (c1680) last remaining structure from 17c in Boston.
		Old North Church (1723) spire where lanterns were hung to signal Paul Revere if British were moving to Concord by land or by sea.
	www.travelphotobase.com /s/MABH.HTM (320 words)

	Old South Meeting House - Boston, MA, 02108 - Citysearch
		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 Hall.
		When the British later occupied the city, they turned the building into a stable for their Lighthorse 17th Regiment of Dragoons, even installing a bar in the gallery.
		The Old South Meeting House remained a church until the 1870s when its congregation moved to a new church in the Back Bay.
	www.citysearch.com /profile/4717795 (220 words)

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