Hancock Clarke House
The Hancock Clarke House is central to the story surrounding the start of the American Revolution. Home to two local ministers, Reverends John Hancock and Jonas Clarke, this house was the destination of Paul Revere and William Dawes on their famous ride of April 18, 1776.
On that evening, legendary patriots John Hancock and Samuel Adams were guests of Reverend Clarke. Joseph Warren of Boston sent Revere and Dawes to the Hancock Clarke House to warn them and avert their possible capture by the British.
Today, the house is of particular interest because it contains furnishings and portraits owned by the Hancock and Clarke families and an exhibit that includes important relics from that first battle of the Revolution.
- Hours:
- Open weekends, April 1–June 15 June 15–October 31: Daily tours every half hour, 11:00 am–2:00 pm
- Closed:
- May be closed major U.S. holidays.
- Phone:
- 781-862-5598
- Address:
- 1 Bedford Street (on Lexington Common), Lexington
- Web:
- www.lexingtonhistory.org
- Take the T:
- Red Line to Alewife stop, then board 76 or 62 bus to Lexington Center. No service on Sundays or holidays.
- Directions:
- I-93 N to Rt. 16; take exit 31 toward Arlington. Stay straight onto Mystic Valley Pkwy, Rt. 16 W. Enter next roundabout and take second right onto Alewife Brook Pkwy/MA 16 W. Take MA Rt. 2 W Concord Turnpike. Merge onto Waltham Street via exit 54 toward Lexington. Turn left onto MA 225/Massachusetts Ave. Continue to follow MA 225 to Lexington Common.
