Boston African American NHS

The Boston African American National Historic Site is a fascinating window into the history of one of America's most important cities. Located in the heart of Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood, the site interprets 15 pre-Civil War structures relating to the history of Boston's 19th-century African-American community. These buildings, connected by the Black Heritage Trail, include the 1806 African Meeting House, the oldest standing black church in the United States. The site also includes The Abiel Smith School, built in 1835 as the first public primary school for African American children in Boston, and the New England Anti-Slavery Society Building, where free African Americans convened in the early 1800s to plan their resistance to slavery.