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Built in 1737, Hancock-Clarke House was the parsonage for the town of Lexington during the 18th century. Reverend Jonas Clarke was hosting patriot guests John Hancock and Samuel Adams when they were awakened by Paul Revere and his famous warning in the early hours of April 19, 1775.
The Hancock–Clarke House is a historic house in Lexington, Massachusetts, which is now a National Historic Landmark. Built in 1738, the house is notable as one of two surviving houses associated with statesman and Founding Father John Hancock, who lived here for several years as a child.
- July 17, 1971
- 1738
- Early Georgian
- 36 Hancock Street, Lexington, Massachusetts
We give tours of fascinating historic sites, where significant events of the early days of the American Revolution unfolded in Massachusetts. Visitors walk in the steps of John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and George Washington!
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Built in 1737, the Hancock-Clarke House was the site at which John Hancock and Samuel Adams were awakened by Paul Revere’s warning in the early hours of April 19, 1775. Built in 1735, Munroe Tavern was commandeered by the British Redcoat troops on their retreat back to Boston on the afternoon of April 19, 1775.
Built in 1737, Hancock-Clarke House was the parsonage for the town of Lexington during the 18th century. Reverend Jonas Clarke was hosting patriot guests John Hancock and Samuel Adams when they were awakened by Paul Revere and his famous warning in the early hours of April 19, 1775.
Hancock-Clarke House. 36 Hancock Street, Lexington, MA. The Hancock-Clarke House in Lexington, Massachusetts was the boy-hood home of John Hancock and is the only extant structure which can be associated with the first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Hancock Clarke House 36 Hancock Street, Lexington, Ma. On the eve of April 19, 1775, Paul Revere and William Dawes, fellow Sons of Liberty, rode hard from Boston, arriving in town just before midnight. Their destination: The home of Reverend Clarke. Their mission: To warn Patriot leaders John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the impending British raid.
