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Mid-Cambridge in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Fourth Meeting House

 
 
Fourth Meeting House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Roger W. Sinnott, October 6, 2014
1. Fourth Meeting House Marker
Inscription. Site of the Fourth Meeting House built in 1756. Here Washington worshipped in 1775. Constitutional Convention of Massachusetts held here in 1779. Lafayette welcomed here in 1824.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraGovernment & PoliticsReligion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, and the Lafayette’s Farewell Tour series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1756.
 
Location. 42° 22.413′ N, 71° 7.118′ W. Marker is in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is in Mid-Cambridge. It is on Massachusetts Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Marker is in Harvard Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1351 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA 02138, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater 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
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finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Nathaniel Eaton & Edward Goffe Houses (within shouting distance of this marker); Wadsworth House (within shouting distance of this marker); Stephen Daye (within shouting distance of this marker); John "Muggsie" Kelly (within shouting distance of this marker); Cambridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Simon and Anne Bradstreet (within shouting distance of this marker); Indian College (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Wadsworth House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cambridge.
 
Additional keywords. George Washington
 
Wider View of Harvard Square image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Roger W. Sinnott, October 6, 2014
2. Wider View of Harvard Square
The marker is at extreme right in this view of Harvard Square, looking west on Massachusetts Avenue. At left is the kiosk in the middle of the square.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2014, by Roger W. Sinnott of Norwell, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 1,381 times since then and 186 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 7, 2014, by Roger W. Sinnott of Norwell, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 10, 2026