Buckman Tavern, Bedford Street, Lexington, Middlesex County, MA

Significance: The earliest portion of this structure, built by Benjamin Muzzy, traditionally dates to the late seventeenth century. Operated as a tavern by John Buckman in 1775, it served as a gathering place for the Lexington Minute Men on the evening of April 18 and the morning of April 19, 1775, prior the arrival of the British troops on the Lexington Green. The first village store and the first post office were located in this building. Presently owned by the town of Lexington, it is opened to the public as a museum by the Lexington Historical Society. The United States Department of the Interior designated it a "Registered Landmark" in 1961.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-317

Survey number: HABS MA-547

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000137

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1933 - 1970

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