If these walls could speak
Built in 1729 as a Puritan house of worship, the Old South Meeting House was the largest building in colonial Boston. From outraged protests over the Boston Massacre to the night when Samuel Adams gave the secret signal to throw 340 crates of tea into Boston Harbor, colonists assembled at the meeting house to challenge British rule. Old South Meeting House was also the spiritual home of Phillis Wheatley, the first African American woman to publish a book of poetry.
Gallery Talk
11:30AM & 2:30PM
Join Revolutionary Spaces staff for brief gallery talks highlighting the key stories and themes in each of our gallery spaces.
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Access special exhibit content from your smartphone or other device! “If these walls could speak” audio program lets you listen in on key moments from the past – the Boston Tea Party debates, British officers riding horses inside the meeting house, the Great Boston Fire of 1872 and more! Download a free QR code reader app before your visit for your iPhone or Apple device or Android device.
More at the Old South Meeting House
- The Main Hall at Old South
The largest meeting space colonial Boston, this room was host to thousands of people leading to the Boston Tea Party, and has been a steadfast haven for free speech for almost three centuries.Read more → - Voices of Protest
Discover compelling people who made a difference at Old South Meeting House and the history of protest and free speech that continues to this day.Read more → - Gallery Talks
Join Revolutionary Spaces staff for brief gallery talks highlighting the key stories and themes in each of our gallery spaces.Read more → - Polly Sumner Doll: Conventional & Controversial Cargo
Books, dolls, and other goods that connected Boston to the wider world were also on board the merchant ships carrying the tea that was destroyed on December 16, 1773.Read more →