Jason Russell House
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The Jason Russell House is a historic colonial-era home in Arlington, Massachusetts, best known as the site of intense fighting during the opening day of the American Revolutionary War in 1775.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jason Russell House canonical | 5 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
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museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Colonial
ⓘ
Georgian ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | colonial era ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
American Revolutionary War sites
ⓘ
Historic house museums in Massachusetts ⓘ Houses in Arlington, Massachusetts ⓘ Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| hasDateOfEvent | April 19, 1775 ⓘ |
| hasDeathPlace | Jason Russell ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
American Revolutionary War artifacts
ⓘ
colonial domestic life displays ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
museum (current)
ⓘ
residence (historical) ⓘ |
| hasGuidedTours | yes ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfCasualties | multiple colonial militiamen killed ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStories | 2 ⓘ |
| hasOccupant | Jason Russell ⓘ |
| hasSurroundings | adjacent burial ground with graves of militiamen killed in 1775 fighting ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| knownFor |
one of the bloodiest engagements of the opening day of the American Revolution
ⓘ
site of intense fighting on April 19, 1775 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arlington, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
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Massachusetts ⓘ Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| materialUsed | wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jason Russell ⓘ |
| NRHPType | contributing property ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Arlington Historical Society ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Arlington Historical Society ⓘ |
| partOf | Old Burying Ground Historic District ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved ⓘ |
| significance |
important surviving example of early New England domestic architecture
ⓘ
key site in the retreat of British troops from Concord to Boston ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
American Revolutionary War skirmish on April 19, 1775
ⓘ
Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Revolutionary War interpretive programs
ⓘ
local historical research ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
historic site
ⓘ
house museum ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Arlington, Massachusetts