The Bostonian Society

Since 1881, the Bostonian Society has been the caretaker of the Old State House, the birthplace of the American Revolution in Boston. OUR MISSION The Bostonian Society is dedicated to explaining, studying, and preserving Bostons uniquely important history, embodied in materials, records, and structures such as the Old State House, and in sharing an understanding of the revolutionary ideas born here. ABOUT THE BOSTONIAN SOCIETY Established in 1881, the nonprofit Bostonian Society is the primary steward of the Old State House and its collection of Revolutionary American artifacts and records. The Society was established at the dawn of the historic preservation movement, to rescue the Old State House from threatened demolition, and to preserve it on-site when an offer from Chicagos citizens proposed that it be moved to Lake Michigan. Today the Bostonian Society maintains this national historic treasure for the public, raising all funds for its ongoing preservation and restoratio...