Hancock-Clarke House (1698)
The Hancock-Clarke House in Lexington began as a small parsonage, built by the Reverend John Hancock in 1698. It was enlarged by his son Thomas, a wealthy Boston merchant, in 1738. The minister’s grandson was the John Hancock who signed the Declaration of Independence. The Reverend Jonas Clarke, Rev. Hancock’s son-in-law, occupied the house when he succeeded Hancock as minister in Lexington. Rev. Clarke was an inspiring figure for the Patriots during the period leading up to the Revolutionary War. On the evening of April 18, 1775, John Hancock and Samuel Adams were staying in the house when William Dawes and Paul Revere arrived separately to warn them that British troops were approaching. This historic home faced demolition in 1896, when it was acquired by the Lexington Historical Society and moved across the street from its original location. It is now a museum open to the public. In 2008, the house underwent a large scale structural restoration.
You forgot to mention that it was later returned to its original site.
I can picture revere getting a pair of shoes after walking so far in his heavy riding boots, and munroe must have split his guard, 4 escorts for the men to the tavern, and 4 to keep the women safe. so after revere and dawes walked their horses trailing the guard, he ended up walking the same route later for the trunk. I am trying to figure out where he and j. Lowell rested and/or tried to cover it with brush while switching hands constantly while the yelling and gunfire began. also he would have to sleep briefly somewhere nearby.