William C. Nell House

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name = William C. Nell House
nhl=yes


caption =
location= 3 Smith Court
Boston, Massachusetts
lat_degrees = 42
lat_minutes = 21
lat_seconds = 28
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 71
long_minutes = 3
long_seconds = 53
long_direction = W
locmapin = Massachusetts
area =
built = 1851
architect= Lancaster,William; Bringham,Benajah
architecture= Federal
designated_nhl=May 11, 1976
added = May 11, 1976
governing_body = Private
refnum = 76001979cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The William C. Nell House, now a private residence, was a boarding home located in 3 Smith Court in the Beacon Hill neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts, in front of what it was the African Meeting House, now Museum of African American History.

It is a National Historic Landmark having been the residence of William Cooper Nell.He was an abolitionist, highly responsive to pressing concerns facing Boston’s and the nation’s black community, especially the struggle for equal school rights.

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