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Charles Street Meeting House

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Boston African Am. National Historical Site, 15 State Street
Boston , MA , 02109
Phone: 617-742-5415
42° 21' 30.7728" N, 71° 3' 26.8668" W
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Charles Street Meeting House
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The Charles Street Meeting House was built in 1807 by the Third Baptist Church. It was built according to a design by Asher Benjamin. As was the case with every American church in the early 19th century, segregated seating was enforced. African Americans who attended this predominately white church could only sit in the gallery and were excluded from other privileges of membership.