Buckman Tavern
| Buckman Tavern | |||
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| National Register of Historic Places | |||
| National Historic Landmark | |||
 The building in 2009 |
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| location | Lexington , Massachusetts , United States | ||
| Coordinates | 42 ° 26 '57.5 " N , 71 ° 13' 46.9" W | ||
| surface | 2.86 acres (1.2 ha ) | ||
| Built | 1690 | ||
| Architectural style | Georgian architecture | ||
| NRHP number | 66000137 | ||
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| The NRHP added | October 15, 1966 | ||
| Declared as an NHL | January 20, 1961 | ||
The Buckman Tavern is a historic restaurant - now a museum - opposite the Lexington Battle Green in Lexington in the state of Massachusetts of the United States . It was part of the battles at Lexington and Concord at the start of the American Revolutionary War and has been a National Historic Landmark on the National Register of Historic Places since the 1960s .
architecture
The building sits on 5 acres east of Lexington Common known as the Merriam Estate and owned by the City of Lexington. It was built in 1690, later enlarged and rebuilt until it got its current appearance in 1775 in the style of Georgian architecture . It was extensively modernized in the 1970s.
The two-story building is made entirely of wood and has a hipped roof which is broken through by dormer windows. The main entrance is placed off-center on the front side and is supported by pilasters Doric flanked an entablature and a dentil - pediment carry. Two connected extensions border the main building in the north and south-east.
On the property there is also - among other things - a stone relief monument to the Minutemen of Lexington, northwest of the tavern, created by Bashka Paeff and inaugurated on April 19, 1949, as well as a visitor center built in 1965 .
Historical meaning
The Buckman Tavern is the oldest public house in Lexington and served as the headquarters of the militia forces during the battles of Lexington and Concord, which mark the start of the American Revolutionary War. The traces of British musket balls can still be seen on its walls.
The inn was named after John Buckman, who ran it in 1775 and was also a member of the Minutemen . The militias met there during their regular exercises on neighboring Lexington Common, so the house also served as a gathering place on April 19, 1775 to prepare for the approaching British troops.
The building was acquired by the city council in 1913 and leased to the Lexington Historical Society , which now operates it as a museum.
See also
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts
- List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Lexington
literature
- Polly M. Rettig, CE Shedd Jr .: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form. (PDF) United States Department of the Interior , National Park Service , December 23, 1974, accessed January 19, 2017 .
Web links
- Buckman Tavern on the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- Buckman Tavern (historic) in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
Individual evidence
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Massachusetts. National Park Service , accessed August 10, 2019.
- ↑ a b c cf. Rettig / Shedd, p. 2.
- ↑ a b c cf. Rettig / Shedd, p. 3.