Financial District in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
The Long Lane Meeting House
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 15, 2021
1. The Long Lane Meeting House Marker
Here stood the Long Lane Meeting House (later the Federal Street Church) in which the Massachusetts State Convention voted to ratify the United States Constitution February 6, 1788
and the American Unitarian Association was organized May 25, 1825
and William Ellery Channing preached from 1803 to 1842
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Unitarian Universalism (UUism) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 6, 1788.
Location. 42° 21.324′ N, 71° 3.381′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in the Financial District. It is at the intersection of Federal Street and Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north on Federal Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boston MA 02110, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Massachusetts’ Historic Boston. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jean Lefebvre Decheverus (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the House of Robert Treat Paine (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Federal Building (about 500 feet away); 45 Milk Street (about 600 feet away); George Thorndike Angell (about 600 feet away); Franklin Place (about 700 feet away); The Gerrymander (about 700 feet away); Old South Meeting House (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.
Also see . . . The Ratification of the U.S. Constitution in Massachusetts. Although the delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia finished their work in September 1787, a ratification process of many months remained ahead before the Constitution could become the system of government for the new country. (Submitted on May 23, 2026, by G.W.Bartlett of Hingham, Massachusetts.)
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 15, 2021
2. The Long Lane Meeting House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 840 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
