Situated in the centre of Lexington overlooking the village green, Buckman Tavern played an important role in the Battle of Concord and Lexington in 1775 and has the scars to prove it.
Built around 1710, this hostelry was where 77 men of the Lexington militia gathered in the early hours of April 19th 1775 to await the arrival of the British Red Coats, before the Battle of Concord & Lexington. At around 6am the British troops arrived and the militia piled out of the tavern to engage them on Lexington Common where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired.
Buckman Tavern stands very much as it did on that fateful day, right down to the musket ball hole in the original door of the tavern. The tap-room is just how the militiamen would have found it including its original fireplace after its restoration in 1920 by the Lexington Historical Society. Among other historic items on display at Buckman Tavern are authentic period muskets and a portrait of the tavern’s landlord back in 1775, John Buckman.
Guided tours run every 30 minutes, tickets available from the gift shop to the left of the building. Combined tickets offer discounts on visits to other Lexington Historic Homes: Hancock-Clarke House and Munroe Tavern .
Location:
1 Bedford Street, Lexington, Massachusetts
Opening times:
April 1 – Oct 31: 10am-4pm
Admission fees:
Adult: $5
Child: $3
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