Buckman Tavern

Buckman Tavern
Buckman Tavern, Lexington, Massachusetts
Buckman Tavern is located in Massachusetts
Buckman Tavern
Buckman Tavern is located in the United States
Buckman Tavern
Location1 Bedford Street, Lexington, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°26′57″N 71°13′47″W / 42.4493°N 71.2297°W / 42.4493; -71.2297
Builtca. 1709–1710[chronology citation needed]
ArchitectBenjamin Muzzey
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.66000137
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLJanuary 20, 1961[2]

Buckman Tavern is a historic American Revolutionary War site associated with the revolution's very first battle, the 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord. It is located on the Battle Green in Lexington, Massachusetts and operated as a museum by the Lexington Historical Society.[3]

Buckman Tavern in 1929
  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Buckman Tavern". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
  3. ^ Fischer, David Hackett. Paul Revere's Ride, pp. 90, 192, 389–90, Oxford University Press, New York, NY, 1994. ISBN 0-19-508847-6.