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Old North Church | |
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Image of the North End, Boston neighborhood. The Old North Church is at center, a Big Dig vent building is near the bottom, and the green Tobin Bridge over the Mystic River is at the top. | |
| Location: | Boston |
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| Coordinates: | 42°21′58.78″N 71°3′16.04″W / 42.3663278°N 71.0544556°WCoordinates: 42°21′58.78″N 71°3′16.04″W / 42.3663278°N 71.0544556°W |
| Built: | 1723 |
| Architect: | Price, William |
| Architectural style: | Georgian |
| Governing body: | Episcopal church |
| NRHP Reference#: | 66000776 |
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| Added to NRHP: | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL: | January 20, 1961 |
Old North Church (officially, Christ Church in the City of Boston) is a church in Boston, Massachusetts at 193 Salem Street. It was built in 1723. Its design was inspired by the works of Christopher Wren. The church is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. It is the oldest standing church building in Boston. Inside the church is a bust of George Washington that the Marquis de Lafayette thought the best likeness of Washington he had ever seen.
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