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.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic house
museum
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Colonial
Georgian
country 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 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
Massachusetts
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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

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