Boston African American National Historic Site
Interactive guide map of Boston African American National Historic Site: 1 help desk, Rapid Transit stop (8), Black Heritage site (10) and 22 spots. Open it on your phone to see where you are in the park.
Spots at Boston African American National Historic Site
- Harrison Gray Otis HouseBuilt in 1795–96 to designs by Charles Bulfinch, this was the first of three houses built for Harrison Gray Otis.
- Lewis and Harriet Hayden HouseAt 66 Phillips (formerly Southac) Street, the Haydens' house was Boston's leading Underground Railroad safe house during the 1850s.
- John Coburn HouseClothes dealer and community activist John P. Coburn and his family lived in this Boston house from 1844.
- Saltonstall State Office BuildingA high-rise building in Boston's Government Center district, formerly the Leverett Saltonstall Building.
- Smith Court ResidencesSmith Court was a vital center of Black life and culture in 19th-century and early 20th-century Boston, home to the African Meeting House and the Abiel Smith School.
- Vilna ShulAn Orthodox Jewish synagogue at 18 Phillips Street on the north slope of Beacon Hill.
- African Meeting HouseBuilt in 1806, the African Meeting House served as the African Baptist Church of Boston and is considered the oldest extant Black church building.
- Abiel Smith SchoolOpened in 1835 as a segregated public school for African American students in Boston.
- Beacon HillBeacon Hill is a historic neighborhood in Boston, and the location of the Massachusetts State House.
- Phillips SchoolBuilt in 1824 as the Boston English High School, this building became the Phillips Grammar School in 1844, named for Boston's first mayor, John Phillips.
- State HouseThe Massachusetts State House, in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood, is the state capitol and seat of government.
- John J. Smith HouseJohn J. Smith, a barber, abolitionist and state legislator, lived at 86 Pinckney Street from 1878 to 1893. He was born in Virginia and moved to Boston in the 1840s.
- George Middleton HouseGeorge Middleton and Louis Glapion began building this two-family house at 5 Pinckney Street in 1786. Finished in 1787, it is now the oldest extant home on Beacon Hill.
- Louisburg SquareA street in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood, bisected by a small private park.
- Boston AthenaeumFounded in 1807 by the Anthology Club of Boston, the Boston Athenæum is located at 10½ Beacon Street on Beacon Hill.
- Charles Street Meeting HouseA pillar of Boston's Black community, the Charles Street Meeting House once stood on the corner of today's Charles and Mt. Vernon Streets.
- Granary Burying GroundFounded in 1660 on Tremont Street, the Granary Burying Ground is Boston's third-oldest cemetery.
- Park St ChurchPark Street Church, a Congregational church founded in 1809, is a historic and active evangelical church in Downtown Boston.
- Robert Gould Shaw/54th Massachusetts Regiment MemorialThe Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial honors one of the first Black regiments of the American Civil War.
- Boston CommonBoston Common is a public park in downtown Boston and the oldest city park in the United States.
- Frog Pond
- Public GardenBoston Public Garden is a large park in the heart of Boston, adjacent to Boston Common.
Rapid Transit stop at Boston African American National Historic Site (8)
- CHARLES/MGH
- Bowdoin
- Park Street
- Near Lewis and Harriet Hayden House
- Near Park St Church
- 3 more
Help Desks at Boston African American National Historic Site (1)
- Visitor Information
Black Heritage site at Boston African American National Historic Site (10)
- Near John Coburn House
- Near Smith Court Residences
- Near Lewis and Harriet Hayden House
- Near African Meeting House
- Near Abiel Smith School
- Near Phillips School
- Near George Middleton House
- Near John J. Smith House
- Near Charles Street Meeting House
- Near Robert Gould Shaw/54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial