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The Lexington Historical Society, founded in 1886 in Lexington, Massachusetts, preserves and celebrates Lexington's history, with a special emphasis on the town's important role in the beginning of the American Revolution. [1]
The Cary Memorial Library (est.1869) is the main branch of the public library in Lexington, Massachusetts. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is located at 1874 Massachusetts Avenue in the town center. History
Hancock St., on the eastern side of Lexington Green 42°26′57″N 71°13′49″W / 42.449167°N 71.230278°W / 42.449167; -71.230278 ( Buckman National Historic Landmark
Buckman Tavern is a historic American Revolutionary War site associated with the revolution's very first battle, the 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord. It is located on the Battle Green in Lexington, Massachusetts and operated as a museum by the Lexington Historical Society. [3] Buckman Tavern in 1929
The former Depot building still stands, and is today the headquarters of the Lexington Historical Society. [2] The Minuteman Bikeway exists today on the old railroad right-of-way. The most well-known historic landmark in Lexington is the Common at the junction of Mass. Ave. and Bedford Street (Routes 4 and 225 ) [ 2 ] It is the site of the ...
Another important historical monument is the Revolutionary Monument, the nation's oldest standing war memorial (completed on July 4, 1799) and the gravesite of those colonists slain in the Battle of Lexington. Other landmarks of historical importance include the Old Burying Ground (with gravestones dating back to 1690), the Old Belfry, Buckman ...
The Ellen Stone Building, built in 1833, is an historic Greek Revival style building located at 735 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington, Massachusetts.It was originally a meeting hall and lyceum for East Lexington, which had its own civic identity and, later, its own church, the neighboring Follen Community Church.
The Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, formerly known as the National Heritage Museum and the Museum of Our National Heritage, is a museum located in Lexington, Massachusetts. Its emphasis is on American history, Freemasonry , and fraternalism, including co-ed and women's organizations, and it contains the Van Gorden-Williams Library ...