Old State House
Place 5 of 19Massachusetts, USA

Old State House

Old State House emblem

The history

The 1713 brick seat of colonial government — the Declaration of Independence was first read to Bostonians from its balcony in 1776, above the very street where the Boston Massacre happened.

The archival photograph

Old State House decorated with flags (NYPL b11981587-G90F361 041ZB).tiff
1880 — Old State House decorated with flags (NYPL b11981587-G90F361 041ZB) · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is