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1 Paul Revere’s House A lot of interesting information.

2 Basic House History On the night of April 18, 1775, silversmith Paul Revere left his small wooden home in Boston's North End and set out on a journey that would make him into a legend. Today that home is still standing at 19 North Square and has become a national historic landmark. It is downtown Boston's oldest building and one of the few remaining from an early era in the history of colonial America. The home was built about 1680 on the site of the former parsonage of the Second Church of Boston. The Minister of the Second Church, and his family occupied this parsonage from 1670 until it was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1676 and a larger and more fashionable new home was built at the same location about four years later.

3 More Information Paul Revere purchased the home in 1770, moving his family here.It worked well for Revere's growing family. Paul Revere owned the home from 1770 to 1800. Revere sold the home in 1800. It soon became a tenement, and the ground floor was remodeled for use as shops, including at various times a candy store, cigar factory, bank and vegetable and fruit business. In 1902, Paul Revere's great-grandson, John P. Reynolds Jr. purchased the building to ensure that it would not be demolished. Over the next few years, money was raised, and the Paul Revere Memorial Association formed to preserve and renovate the building. In April 1908, the Paul Revere House opened its doors to the public as one of the earliest historic house museums in the U.S. The Association still oversees the preservation and day-to-day operations of this national treasu

4 End of Information The restored dwelling, with its third story front extension removed, resembles its late seventeenth century appearance. Ninety percent of the structure (two doors, three window frames, and portions of the flooring, foundation, inner wall material, and raftering) are original. Upstairs you will find two chambers containing period furnishings belonging to the Revere family. Revere House tours are self-guided. As an added bonus, the courtyard features a 900 pound bell, a small mortar and a bolt from the USS Constitution, all made by Paul Revere & Sons.

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7 Let's Break it down http://search.creativecom mons.org/br eak_dances/ Sullivan, George. Paul Revere. New York: Scholastic, 1999. Print.Wikipedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Apr. 2011..


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