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"Just inside North Square, at Richmond and North Street, is the home of
Paul
Revere. It is a wooden house, with a projecting second story. Revere lived there
during the 1770's, and owned the house until 1800.
On March 5th 1771, on the first anniversary of the
Boston Massacre,
Paul Revere displayed objects in the windows of this house, observing the solemn occasion. Many spectators crowded into the square. The mood was silent with the expressions
on people's faces that that of gloom.
The north window contained a figure of the Genius of Liberty, holding a liberty cap. Under her foot
was a soldier hugging a serpent, which was the emblem of military tyranny. The
center window contained a printed view of the Boston Massacre. The south window contained an
obelisk with the names of the five victims of the Massacre, in front of which was a bust of Christopher Snider. Snider was a school-boy, and had
lost his life by a shot fired into a crowd at random by Ebenezer Richardson, two weeks before the Massacre. Behind
the bust was a figure representing Snider’s ghost, as he stood when he
received the fatal wound, with the inscription below: ‘Snider’s pale ghost
fresh bleeding stands, and vengeance for his death demands.'
Paul Revere's Ride is described in the
Old North Church page.
Contact Information
Phone Number: 617.523.2338
Web Address: www.paulreverehouse.org
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