Traditions of the Season: Rachel Revere’s Kitchen

Traditions of the Season: Rachel Revere’s Kitchen By: Emily Holmes Welcome to Rachel Revere’s “modern” kitchen! The kitchen space in this 1680 home was originally down in the basement level. When Paul Revere bought this property in 1770 his wife Sarah and their...

Happy Birthday Paul!

Revere House Radio In the spring of 2019, the Paul Revere House received a unique collections item – a Revere family bible. In this bible Paul wrote his birthday, confirming a date that we had suspected but not confirmed for decades. Resource explaining Julian...

Revere Holidays

Revere House Radio The Revere family may have observed a few holidays around this time of year in December, but perhaps not in the way you might think. Listen in to discover what they may have been gathering for, and how their celebrations differed from many of ours...

Restoration and Early Days of the Paul Revere House

Revere House Radio It is taken for granted today that we should preserve and protect the Paul Revere House, but it hasn’t always been this way! What motivated the restoration and preservation of the house? What was the neighborhood like when the museum opened in...

The Pierce-Hichborn House

Revere House Radio What about that brick building you see looming over the Revere House courtyard? That’s the Pierce/Hichborn House, built in 1711. Listen to learn more about is architectural and peopled history, starting with window making, bookies, and Paul...

Lathrop Place

Revere House Radio While our primary interpretive focus at the PRMA is on the Revere family and the Revere House, we have two other great historic structures that we maintain and use. Listen in to learn about the history of Lathrop Place, the 1835 building that now...

The Revere/Rivoire Connection

Revere House Radio Did you know the last name ‘Revere’ was an altered name that Paul Revere’s father created after immigrating to America? Learn more about his experience as an immigrant in 18th century Boston, and how Paul Revere himself kept in...

Paul Revere and Dr. Joseph Warren

Revere House Radio While Paul Revere’s name is known nationally today, Dr. Joseph Warren’s name is generally left out of historical narratives of the American Revolution. What was the connection between these two central figures to the early stages of...