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Old State House Museum

Name: Old State House Museum
Address: 206 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02109, US

206 Washington Street

Boston, MA 02109

617-720-1713

History of the Old State House:

The Old State House, the oldest surviving public building in Boston, was built in 1713 to house the government offices of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It stands on the site of Boston's first Town House of 1657-8, which burned in 1711. The Old State House was a natural meeting place for the exchange of economic and local news. A Merchant's Exchange occupied the first floor and the basement was rented by John Hancock and others for warehouse space. As the center of political life and thought in the colonies, the Old State House has been called one of the most important public buildings in Colonial America.

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