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- Significance: Paul Revere silversmith, pioneer, industrialist and a leading Revolutionary activist owned this house in North Square from 1770 to 1800. Constructed c. 1678=1680, the building is the sole survivor of Boston's 17th century row houses.
- Paul Revere Childhood & Early Life
- Paul Revere in The French and Indian War
- Paul Revere & The Freemasons
- Paul Revere & The Sons of Liberty
- The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
- Paul Revere in The Revolutionary War
- Paul Revere After The American Revolution
- Paul Revere in The War of 1812
- Paul Revere’s Death and Burial
- Paul Revere Historical Sites
Born in the North End of Boston in December of 1734, Revere’s father was Apollos Rivoire, a French Huguenot immigrant who later changed his name to Paul Revere to fit in with the English immigrants in the city. Revere’s mother was Deborah Hichborn, a daughter of a local artisan family. Paul Revere served as an apprentice in his father’s goldsmith s...
At age 21, Paul Revere fought in the French and Indian Warin New York. Revere was appointed second lieutenant in the colonial artillery but only served a short stint in the war, during a failed expedition to Lake George in upstate New York, and returned to Boston without seeing much military action. Revere returned to civilian life and married Sara...
Although Revere’s silversmith shop was successful and his work was sought after, the economic depression before the American Revolution hit his business hard and he was forced to supplement his income by working as an engraver, a courier and also as a dentist (installing false teeth with metal wires.) An important step in Revere’s life was when he ...
Around the same time that Revere joined St. Andrew’s lodge, he also joined the Sons of Liberty, a group of political militants who organized protests against British forces. The Sons of Liberty, who used the Green Dragon Tavern as their headquarters, were responsible for dumping millions of dollars worth of tea into Boston harbor during the Boston ...
It was Revere’s side job as a courier for the Boston Committee of Public Safety and his involvement in the mason lodge that led to his famous ride. On the night of April 18, 1775, fellow lodge member Dr. Joseph Warren instructed Revere and William Dawes to ride to Lexingtonand warn John Hancock, Samuel Adams and local militia of approaching British...
After the Revolutionary War began, Revere served as a lieutenant colonel in the Massachusetts State Train of Artillery and commanded Castle Island in the harbor. Revere’s military career was unremarkable and ended with the failed Penobscot expedition in 1779 during which he disobeyed orders and was charged with insubordination, ordered to resign co...
After the revolution, Revere expanded his business and began exporting his goods to England. He also ran a small hardware store until 1789 and ran his own foundry where he made bolts, spikes and nails for local ships. Revere also produced cannons and cast bells. In 1801, Revere opened the first copper rolling mill in America and created copper shee...
In September of 1814, Paul Revere volunteered his manual labor during the ongoing War of 1812, to help build Fort Strong on Noddle’s Island to protect Boston from the threat of British invasion. Revere opposed the war but, with many coastal Massachusetts towns under attack by the British, he knew the town needed to strengthen its defenses so he wil...
On May 10, 1818, Paul Revere died of natural causes at 83 years of age and was buried in Boston’s Granary Burying Ground. For more information on Paul Revere, check out this timeline of Paul Revere’s life.
Paul Revere House: Website: www.paulreverehouse.org Address: 19 N Square, Boston, Mass Paul Revere Capture Site: Address: Battle Road, Lexington, Mass Granary Burying Ground: Website: www.cityofboston.gov/parks/hbgi/Granary.asp Address: Tremont Street, Boston, Mass Sources: Triber, Jayne E. A True Republican: The Life of Paul Revere. University of ...
Feb 1, 2024 · The Paul Revere House at Boston National Historical Park was built around 1680, and it is the oldest house in Boston proper.
During this program, students will discover why as well as what it was like to live in one of the most densely populated communities on earth. Students tour the Paul Revere House discussing immigrants in each room – from the Puritans and enslaved Africans through to the last Italians to roll cigars upstairs.
Paul Revere, the famous American patriot who rode all night long to worn the colonists that the “British are coming,” owned the home from 1770 to 1800. When he sold it, it became a tenement house with apartments upstairs and shops on the ground floor.
Aug 2, 2009 · These are among history’s labels for Paul Revere, who occupied this small frame house on North Square from 1770 to 1800. Built about 1676 after one of the great fires of Boston, this is the oldest frame dwelling left in the city, and a rare example of 17th century domestic architecture.
Paul Revere (/ r ɪ ˈ v ɪər /; December 21, 1734 O.S. (January 1, 1735 N.S.) – May 10, 1818) was an American silversmith, military officer and industrialist who played a major role during the opening months of the American Revolutionary War in Massachusetts, engaging in a midnight ride in 1775 to alert nearby minutemen of the approach of British troops prior to the battles of Lexington ...
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