This Tavern was the headquarters of the Lexington Minutemen at the beginning of the Revolutionary War. In this ancient hostelry, built circa 1710, several dozen minutemen gathered in the early hours of the morning on April 19, 1775, to await the arrival of the British expedition in Lexington. The tavern was restored in the 1920's by the Lexington Historical Society. During this restoration, the original seven foot-wide taproom fireplace was rediscovered and the bar was reinstalled. Among the many items on display is the old front door, with its bullet hole made by a British musket ball during the Battle, and a portrait of John Buckman, the proprietor of the tavern in 1775.
