Old North Meeting House Site, Concord, NH
Concord, New Hampshire, USA
Old North Meeting House marker, Bouton and Church Streets, Concord, NH, USA
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VISITOR INFORMATION
Do not substitute Concord, Massachusetts, a modern church with a similar name or Judge Walker’s store. Map point reviewed October 3, 2026: Published coordinate of the New Hampshire ratification / Old North Meeting House marker on the former meetinghouse grounds; not a modern church or exact room footprint. Visitor information reviewed October 3, 2026: Outdoor marker on the former meetinghouse grounds. The meetinghouse burned in 1870. The later Walker School/Binnie Media property and its private facilities are separate. Do not describe this as a surviving church.
Visitor information batch 2 — reviewed October 3, 2026: Off-site downtown options include the city’s public metered Library lot on Prince Street behind Concord Public Library, and library restrooms at 45 Green Street during opening. The parking page lists $0.50/hour, a ten-hour limit and enforcement Monday–Saturday 9 am–7 pm. Plan a walk by public streets to the marker and check current library hours. These facilities are separate from the private Walker School/Binnie Media property.
Free exterior historical marker; no separate ticket or staffed hours. View only from authorized public areas and follow any posted property-access rules. Associated buildings, grounds, museums or tours may have separate hours and admission.
Peak visitation season unconfirmed. No reliable site-specific monthly attendance pattern was established.
Late May-June or September-early October for the former Old North Meeting House area in Concord. Check Nathaniel Bouton Park at Bouton and Church Streets and use public access.
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About Old North Meeting House Site (Concord, New Hampshire)
New Hampshire ratified the Constitution at Concord’s Old North Meeting House on June 21, 1788. As the ninth ratifying state, it met the threshold for establishing the new government among the ratifying states. The meetinghouse is gone, and a marker commemorates the event in its former civic landscape.
The eighteenth-century meetinghouse was destroyed by fire in 1870. A later school and ratification marker preserve associations with the former grounds. The nearby marker supplies the visitor reference without identifying a surviving room or a complete meetinghouse footprint.
History happened here at Old North Meeting House Site (Concord, New Hampshire)
The Old North Meeting House served worship, town business, and public meetings in Concord. In 1788, delegates considered the proposed federal Constitution amid disagreement over the balance of state and national power. On June 21, the convention approved ratification by 57–47, making New Hampshire the ninth state to accept the document.
The Constitution required nine ratifications to establish the new government among participating states. New Hampshire’s vote therefore had significance beyond the local meetinghouse. Later public buildings changed the area, and fire destroyed the old structure in 1870. The ratification marker recalls the political event, while historical resource records and maps provide the evidence for its former setting.
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EXTERNAL LINKS
Research reviewed October 2, 2026. Event IDs 90a0fdb5-5f44-4b84-856e-d8c8b679b135; Events Latest 10PM.csv rows 329.
https://www.concordnh.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1404
https://concordhistoricalsociety.org/timeline-1765-1814/
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=130008
Map location reviewed October 3, 2026. Published coordinate of the New Hampshire ratification / Old North Meeting House marker on the former meetinghouse grounds; not a modern church or exact room footprint.
Visitor classification and amenities reviewed October 3, 2026. Destination: New Hampshire ratification marker at Nathaniel Bouton Park.
Prose batch 2 researched October 3, 2026. Fast pass; proofing pending. Marker and later school distinct from original meetinghouse; property boundary/access details need later proofing.
Visitor information batch 2 — reviewed October 3, 2026