Hancock-Clarke House
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The Hancock-Clarke House is a historic colonial-era home and museum in Lexington, Massachusetts, best known as the site where Paul Revere and William Dawes warned John Hancock and Samuel Adams of approaching British troops on the night of April 18, 1775.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hancock-Clarke House canonical | 4 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Colonial ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ John Hancock ⓘ Paul Revere ⓘ Samuel Adams ⓘ William Dawes ⓘ |
| category |
Historic house museums in Massachusetts
ⓘ
Houses in Lexington, Massachusetts ⓘ Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| city | Lexington ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | historic house museum ⓘ |
| era | colonial era ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
American Revolution artifacts
ⓘ
furnishings related to Hancock and Adams ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
|
| locatedIn | Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| location | Lexington, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
John Hancock
ⓘ
Reverend Jonas Clarke ⓘ |
| NRHPType | individually listed contributing property ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Lexington Historical Society ⓘ |
| originalFunction | parsonage for Lexington’s Congregational minister ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lexington Battle Green
ⓘ
surface form:
Lexington Historic District
|
| region | New England ⓘ |
| resident |
John Hancock
ⓘ
Reverend Jonas Clarke ⓘ Samuel Adams ⓘ |
| significance | site of warning to colonial leaders of approaching British troops ⓘ |
| significantDate | April 18, 1775 ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
"Paul Revere's Ride"
ⓘ
surface form:
Paul Revere’s midnight ride
William Dawes’s warning ride ⓘ warning of John Hancock and Samuel Adams on April 18, 1775 ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| tourType | guided tours ⓘ |
| usedFor | parsonage ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lexington, Massachusetts