Colonel James Barrett House
MA - Boston, Massachusetts, USA
448 Barretts Mill Rd, Concord, MA 01742, USA
MUSEUM
VISITOR INFORMATION
TICKET REQUIRED
The privately owned house is not routinely open to the public. Exterior viewing and occasional ranger programs may be available; check the National Park Service listing before visiting.
FREE PUBLIC PARKING
This NPS-owned house does not keep regular public hours; it is chiefly opened for scheduled ranger-led 'Barrett Farm Open House' events rather than daily walk-in visits. There is no admission fee.
SITE FEATURES
Surviving Structures
Summer tourism and major holiday periods may add demand (Boston regional inference). Site-specific monthly peak unconfirmed.
May-June or September-October for the exterior and nearby historic landscape. For an interior visit, choose a specifically advertised house opening rather than assuming daily access.
HISTORIC SITES NEARBY
Nearby Historic Sites
miles
Landmark
WHO WAS HERE
3
Paul Revere
John Pitcairn
James Barrett
About Colonel James Barrett House
On April 19, 1775, British regulars searched Colonel James Barrett’s farm for artillery and military supplies gathered by Massachusetts Patriots. Barrett’s family and neighbors had concealed much of the matériel, though the soldiers found and burned several gun carriages. The search helped draw the British expedition beyond Concord’s North Bridge, where fighting marked the opening of the Revolutionary War.
The original eighteenth-century Barrett farmhouse survives within Minute Man National Historical Park. The National Park Service protects restored rooms, architectural fabric, archaeological resources, outbuildings, fields, orchard, and surrounding farm landscape, with public access and interpretation provided according to current park operations.
History happened here at Colonel James Barrett House
On April 19, 1775, British regulars searched Colonel James Barrett’s farm for artillery and military supplies gathered by Massachusetts Patriots. Barrett’s family and neighbors had concealed much of the matériel, though the soldiers found and burned several gun carriages.
The search helped draw the British expedition beyond Concord’s North Bridge, where fighting marked the opening of the Revolutionary War.
PEOPLE WHO LIVED HERE
James Barrett
PEOPLE WHO DIED HERE
PEOPLE AT REST HERE
EXTERNAL LINKS
National Park Service, Barrett house: https://www.nps.gov/mima/learn/historyculture/colonel-james-barrett-house.htm
National Park Service, Barrett house place: https://www.nps.gov/places/colonel-james-barrett-house-1705.htm
American Battlefield Trust, Barrett house: https://www.battlefields.org/visit/heritage-sites/barrett-house
National Archives, National Register nomination: https://nara-media.s3.amazonaws.com/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/73000290.pdf
U.S. Department of the Interior, park addition testimony: https://www.doi.gov/ocl/s-2034-and-hr-394