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3 Old North Church VISITORS’ CHECKLIST

Christ Episcopal Church is the official name of this, Boston’s Practical Information
oldest surviving religious edifice, which dates from 1723. 193 Salem St.
It was built of brick in the Georgian style similar to that Map 2 E2.
Tel (617) 523-6676.
of St. Andrew’s-by-the-Wardrobe in Blackfriars, ∑ oldnorth.com
London, designed by Sir Christopher Open Jan, Feb: 10am–4pm Tue–
Wren. The church was made famous Sun; Mar–May: 9am–5pm daily
on April 18, 1775, when sexton Jun–Oct: to 6pm; Nov–Mar:
10am–5pm daily. Closed Jan,
Robert Newman, aiding Paul Revere Feb: Mon. 5 9 & 11am. ^ 7
(see p23), hung a pair of signal & 8 call for details.
lanterns in the belfry. These were to Transport
warn the patriots in Charles town of  Haymarket, Aquarium,
the westward departure of British North Station.
troops, on their way to engage
the revolutionaries.

Tower
The tower of the Old North
Church contains the first set
of church bells in North
America, cast in 1745.

. Box Pews
The unusual, high-sided box pews in the
church were designed to enclose footwarmers,
which were filled with hot coals or bricks
during wintry weather.

Chandeliers
The distinctive chandeliers
were brought from England
in January 1724 for the first
Christmas season.

Entrance
. Bust of George Washington
This marble bust of the first U.S. president,
modeled on an earlier one by Christian Gullager,
was presented to the church in 1815.

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