Hancock Clarke House
36 Hancock St, Lexington, MA 02420, USA
Massachusetts, USA
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EST. 1738
EST. 1738
BATTLEFIELD
April 19, 1775
Adams, Samuel
Hancock, Dorothy Quincy
Hancock, John
Revere, Paul
HISTORIC PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Hancock Clarke House.
The original 1730s timber house survives as a furnished museum operated by the Lexington Historical Society. Restored period rooms, collections, gardens, and preserved architectural features interpret the Hancock and Clarke families and the building’s association with the opening hours of the Revolution.
About Hancock Clarke House
The Reverend John Hancock, grandfather of the American revolutionary leader of the same name, purchased this site in 1699. In 1738 he built this two-story timber-frame house. Rev. Hancock's son, Thomas, a wealthy Boston merchant, is said to have financed the construction. The front or main portion of the house consists of the 2+1⁄2-story structure with central chimney, a short center hall, two rooms on each of the two floors, and an attic.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Hancock Clarke House
Succeeding Hancock as minister in 1752, the Reverend Jonas Clarke, who reared 12 children in the parsonage, was an eloquent supporter of the colonial cause.
On the evening of April 18, 1775, John Hancock and Samuel Adams, having attended the Massachusetts Provincial Congress in Concord and wary of returning to Boston, were guests of Rev. Clarke.
Fearing that they might be captured by the British, Dr. Joseph Warren of Boston dispatched William Dawes and Paul Revere to Lexington with news of the advancing British troops. Arriving separately, they stopped to warn Hancock and Adams around midnight, then set off for Concord. Hancock and Adams made their way to Burlington to avoid capture.
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