Historic Structures Report, Part II, Historical Data: The George Minot House, Minute Man National Historical Park
Harris ER. 1973. Historic Structures Report, Part II, Historical Data: The George Minot House, Minute Man National Historical Park. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Boston Group Office
Minute Man National Historical Park protects 970 acres in and around the Massachusetts towns of Lexington, Lincoln, and Concord, commemorating the opening battle in the American Revolutionary War. The purpose of this study is to provide historical information relative to the "Deacon George Minot House" located on Lexington Road in the eastern part of Concord. More specifically, it was the intention of the authors to determine the significance of this structure, its relevance to the events of April 19, 1775, and whether it was indeed in existence at that time. Information about the history and development of this structure is more limited than some other historic structures, and details about the property from the hands of the owners is nearly non-existent. Authors looked for information in town archives, tax records, census records, newspapers, and other records and transcripts. The report concludes that the parcel of land has been occupied since at least the mid-1600s, and that there has been a house and other structures on it since then. Captain (later Deacon) George Minot lived here in 1775 and some fighting took place around it on April 19. In the 1860s, a new house was built on the site, or the old one was extensively remodeled.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Harris, Earl
- Date of Issue
- 1973-04
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Boston Group Office
- Units
- MIMA , NER
- Keywords
- Concord, George Minot, Lexington-Concord, Lidia Minot, mill, religion, Revolutionary War