Old South Meeting House, Washington St, Boston, MA, circa 1951
- Card type
- Chrome
- Date
- c. 1951 (Chrome)
About this postcard
A street-level view of the Old South Meeting House at Washington and Milk Streets, its brick tower, clock, and white spire rising above storefronts, awnings, and neighboring commercial buildings. Pedestrians and vintage automobiles fill the street in front of the meeting house. The congregation built the meeting house in 1729, and it became a center of Boston's resistance to British taxation. The printed caption says the mass meetings held here "actually fired the Revolution" and that the plot for the Boston Tea Party took shape in the building. By the mid-twentieth century it was a familiar historic landmark in downtown Boston.
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Postcard record
| Publisher | Bromley & Company, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Series | C9592 BM 130. |
| Condition | Good |
| Place depicted | Old South Meeting House, Boston, MA |
| Place mentioned | Old South Meeting House, Boston, MA |
| Publisher | Boston, MA |
| Notes | Chrome-era color; tape/paper residue at top edge; printed caption reads "OLD SOUTH MEETING HOUSE, WASHINGTON STREET AT MILK STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — Here the outraged Boston colonists held the mass meetings that actually fired the Revolution. And here the plot for the Boston Tea Party took shape and exploded into action." No postmark, stamp, or handwriting — unused modern chrome-era card. Divided back, glossy surface, Freedom Trail logo, card no. C9592. Slight foxing/toning on card stock. |
Cite this card
Old South Meeting House, Washington St, Boston, MA, circa 1951, postcard, c. 1951. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/old-south-meeting-house-washington-st-boston-ma-circa-1951. Accessed November 2, 2026.