Old North Church

Old North Church
Christ Church in the City of Boston
Old North Church in Boston in August 2019
42°21′59″N 71°3′16″W / 42.36639°N 71.05444°W / 42.36639; -71.05444
Location	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Address	193 Salem Street
Country	United States
Denomination	Episcopal
Website	Old North Church
Architecture
Architect(s)	William Price
Architectural type	Georgian
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Massachusetts
Old North Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Built	1723
NRHP reference No.	66000776[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966
Designated NHL	January 20, 1961

The Old North Church (officially, Christ Church in the City of Boston), is an Episcopal mission church located in the North End neighborhood of Boston. The church, which was built in 1723, is the oldest standing church building in Boston and a National Historic Landmark.

Old North Church is famous for its role in Paul Revere's midnight ride on April 18, 1775. On that night, the church's sexton, Robert Newman hung two lanterns in the church's steeple, which alerted Revere and the other riders to British military movements prior to the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first engagements of the American Revolutionary War.