African Meeting House
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The African Meeting House, also known variously as First African Baptist Church, First Independent Baptist Church and the Belknap Street Church, was built in 1806 and is now the oldest black church ed
African Meeting House
Asher Benjamin
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Asher Benjamin was an American architect and author whose work transitioned between Federal architecture and the later Greek Revival architecture. His seven handbooks on design deeply influenced the l
African Meeting House
…Barbadoes at 27 Myrtle Street. The façade of the African Meeting House is an adaptation of a design for a townhouse published by Boston architect Asher Benjamin. In addition to its religious and educational activities, the meeting house became a place for celebrations and political and anti-slavery meetings…
"Mouldings at large," from The American Builder's Companion, 1816
Federal style house, from The Country Builder's Assistant, 1797
Leavitt-Hovey House, 1797, now the Greenfield Public Library
The Black House, 1824-1827, Ellsworth, Maine