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Hancock-Clarke House, 35 Hancock Street, Lexington, Middlesex County, MA
Location35 Hancock Street,
Lexington, MA
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS MA-549
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (FN-318).
National Register Number: 71000895
Significance: The ell of this structure traditionally dates from 1698, when it was built by Reverend John Hancock. The front portion was built in 1734 by Thomas Hancock. Samuel Adams and John Hancock were staying here with Reverend John Clarke on the morning of April 19, 1775, when alerted by Paul Revere to the approach of the British troops. Threatened with demolition, the house was purchased and moved across the street from its original site in 1896 by the Lexington Historical Society. It has been restored and is opened to the public as a museum by the Society.
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
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6. Historic American Buildings Survey Frank O. Branzetti, Photographer April 7, 1941 (a) EXT.- SIDE & FRONT, LOOKING SOUTHEAST
7. Historic American Buildings Survey Frank O. Branzetti, Photographer April 7, 1941 (b) EXT.-REAR & SIDE, LOOKING NORTHEAST
8. EXTERIOR FROM THE NORTHWEST
9. EXTERIOR FROM THE NORTHEAST
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