No designer of the Old North Church is documented. The congregation of Christ Church funded it through subscriptions and pew sales, since the province gave no money. The cornerstone was laid on April 15, 1723, and the first service was held on December 29, 1723. The building was completed in 1726. The article calls the style Georgian, likely influenced by Christopher Wren's London churches.
The main building is 96.5 feet (29.4 meters) long and 51.5 feet (15.7 meters) wide, and the steeple is 191 feet (58 meters) tall. Its eight bells, cast in 1744, are described as the oldest in North America. A hurricane destroyed the first steeple in 1804, and Hurricane Carol collapsed its replacement in 1954.
Lanterns were hung in the steeple on April 18, 1775, as part of Paul Revere's midnight ride. It became a National Historic Landmark in 1961.
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