Downtown Crossing in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

On this site stood…

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 27, 2023

1. On this site stood… Marker

Inscription.
On this site stood the church of the French Huguenots 1716 - 1741. Used as a Congregational church 1748 - 1788.

Occupied by Roman Catholics 1788 - 1803. First public Mass celebrated in Boston November 2 - 1788.

Erected 1927 by The City of Boston.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1716.

Location. 42° 21.454′ N, 71° 3.542′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Downtown Crossing. It is on School Street just east of Province Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24 School St, Boston MA 02108, 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,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Josiah Quincy (within shouting distance of this marker); Boston Irish Famine Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Democratic Donkey and the Republican Elephant (within shouting distance of this marker); School Street Political Life (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old Corner Bookstore (within shouting distance of this marker); Boston Public Latin School (within shouting distance of this marker); Benjamin Franklin (within shouting distance of this marker); Electric Fire Alarm System, 1852 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 27, 2023

2. On this site stood… Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 645 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 30, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.