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The staff of the Paul Revere House (19 North Square) is hoping someone can help them clear the snow out front until they can get into the city. Director Nina Zannieri is stuck in Rhode Island and with the T shut down, her staff can’t get to the North End to shovel until at least [...]
The Citizens Bank Foundation leads year-end giving for Paul Revere House Education Center Campaign Grant to support construction on Education Center’s Visitor Enrichment Room BOSTON – The Paul Revere Memorial Association today announced several major donations to its Capital Campaign, including a $30,000 grant from the Citizens Bank Foundation. “Citizens Bank has been a key [...]
February School Vacation Programs at the Paul Revere House The Revere Family at Work Wednesday, Feb. 20 and Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, 10:30-12:00 Both Paul Revere his wife Rachel worked hard to keep their large family fed, clothed, and healthy. During this program discover what kinds of chores the Reveres (adults and children) completed in each room [...]
Traditions of the Season at the Paul Revere House Saturday, Dec. 1, and Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012 9:30 AM – 4:15 PM Step back in time to the holiday season in 18th century Boston with a visit to downtown Boston’s two oldest houses, the Paul Revere House (c. 1680) and the neighboring Pierce-Hichborn House (c. [...]
News from the Paul Revere House in North Square: FALL LECTURE SERIES “A War so unpopular . . . cannot be Supported”: New England and the War of 1812 To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the outbreak of the War of 1812, the Paul Revere Memorial Association, in cooperation with the Old South Meeting House, [...]
News from the Paul Revere House in North Square: Revel in New England’s fall weather while sampling the sights, sounds, & smells of colonial Boston. Our “Paul Revere’s Boston” events are free with admission to the museum: adults $3.50 seniors and college students $3.00, children ages 5-17 $1. Members and North End residents are admitted [...]
Boston Harbor and the War of 1812 – Guided Walking Tour Thursdays, July 5, 12, 19, and 26 2:30 – 4:00 PM Fee: Adults $6.00, Children 5-17 $1.50 (includes admission to the Paul Revere House. USS Constitution Museum is admission by donation.) A guided walking tour commemorating the 200th anniversary of the outbreak of the [...]
Dozens of summer 2012 events are happening at the Paul Revere House. Page down for special War of 1812 Bicentennial and Harborfest activities. Remember, North End residents are waived admission courtesy of the PRH, located right here in North Square. For more information, see PaulRevereHouse.org. PAUL REVERE’S BOSTON EVENTS: EVERY SATURDAY AFTERNOON June 9 Silversmithing [...]
By popular demand, I put together a couple more video clips from the Memorial Day music performance by Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers. The surprise mini-concert happened right here in the North End at the Paul Revere House courtyard in North Square. Martin came up with the idea to perform his hit song, [...]
Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers entertained an enthusiastic impromptu audience in the courtyard at the Paul Revere House with their recent hit song, “Me and Paul Revere” on Memorial Day, May 28, 2012. In town to play with the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall, Martin decided to make a brief stop at the [...]
Local North End neighbors are welcome to stop by the Paul Revere House on Monday, May 28th where a “special guest” is expected between 4:00 – 5:15 pm. Don’t ask me who the guest is, because I don’t know (really). I can say that the normally subdued folks at PRH sound excited. So, feel free [...]
CYRUS DALLIN, HIS PAUL REVERE STATUE AND THE PRADO Sunday, April 29, 2012, Paul Revere Mall (The Prado), Boston’s North End Boston’s North End/Waterfront community will host a historical fair on Sunday afternoon, April 29, 12-4 PM, at the Paul Revere Mall on Hanover Street in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of [...]
FREE for NORTH END RESIDENTS! The Revere House is holding our annual recreations of Paul Revere’s Ride for families next week and we still have lots of spaces open on Wednesday, and Thursday. See times and description below! Midnight Ride Storytelling Program WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 3:00 – 4:30 THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 10:00 – 11:30 Find [...]
The latest news and programs from the Paul Revere House: Every year, the anniversary of Paul Revere’s Ride provides a great excuse for visiting Boston in April. We hope you will visit the Revere House early and often in 2012. Unless otherwise noted, events are free with museum admission: adults $3.50, seniors and college students [...]
The Steriti skating rink on Commercial St. was packed with families and friends to enjoy a day of skating fun and support North End Against Drugs. In addition to public skating, several neighborhood organizations set up informational tables including NEAA – North End Athletic Association, NEWNC – North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council, Paul Revere [...]
February School Vacation Programs at the Paul Revere House Fun and Games in the 1700’s Wednesday, Feb. 22, 10:30-12:00 and Thursday, Feb. 23, 2:00-3:30, 2012 In colonial Boston did men, women, and children work from sunrise to sunset? The answer is a resounding NO! During a tour of the Revere House, children (and accompanying adults) [...]
The Residents’ Association, NEWRA, voted 21-8 in support of zoning relief at 113-113A Salem Street, Boston Barber Company, Robert DelloRusso, for conditional use to add a tattoo artist and tanning booths to the existing barber shop/salon. NEWRA’s support of tattooing and tanning at the barber shop adds to that of the Neighborhood Council, NEWNC, where [...]
The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association meets on Thursday, January 12, 7:00 pm at the Nazzaro Community Center, 30 N. Bennet St. See this post for the meeting agenda.
The latest news & video from the Paul Revere House in North Square: Learn more about the exciting expansion plans at the Paul Revere House! Phase 1 of the project, the careful restoration of the historic exterior of our new 3,600 square foot Education and Visitor Center, is now complete. We’ve raised more than $2.8 [...]
The North End / Waterfront Neighborhoood Council, NEWNC, unanimiously supported the proposed expansion by the Paul Revere House Museum to 5-6 Lathrop Place, directly behind the existing historical property located in North Square. The zoning relief addresses the conversion of the existing multi-family residential properties at 5-6 Lathrop Place to “cultural accessory use” as part [...]
Paul Revere House Museum representatives present to NEWRA’s ZLC committee for an expanded visitor’s center at 5-6 Lathrop Place.The Zoning, Licensing & Construction (ZLC) Committee of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) recently listened to two significant zoning applications, the expansion of the Paul Revere House Museum’s expansion at Lathrop Place and the [...]
Breaking news from the Paul Revere House regarding a large funding award from the National Park Service toward an expanded visitor and education center (with rest rooms!). For more information, see PaulRevereHouse.org. National Park Service Awards $543,000 for the Paul Revere House The National Park Service (NPS) has awarded $543,000 to the Paul Revere Memorial [...]
Team from Public Archaeology Lab inside 5-6 Lathrop Place behind the Paul Revere House. Renovating an 1835 North End building has turned into a mini-archaeological dig at 5-6 Lathrop Place for the staff at the adjacent Paul Revere House. Executive Director Nina Zanneri shared a quick look at the goings on inside 5-6 Lathrop Place [...]
The Herald’s Jessica Fargen chimes in regarding the lack of public restrooms in the North End along the tourist-heavy Freedom Trail with a story in the Sunday paper, No Restrooms for the weary in the North End. “Discontent is growing in the potty-challenged North End as residents and tourists endure summer without a true public [...]
The Revere Family at Work Wednesday, Feb. 23, and Friday, Feb. 25, 2011 10:30 – 12:00 Both Paul Revere his wife Rachel worked hard to keep their large family fed, clothed, and healthy. During this program discover what kinds of chores the Reveres (adults and children) completed in each room in their house. Then try [...]
The Paul Revere House has completed the exterior renovation of two connected Lathrop Place properties abutting its courtyard area. The association is still working on the interior and continues its fund raising effort toward completion. One hundred years after opening to the public on April 18, 1908, the visitor experience will be greatly enhanced by [...]
The Boston Globe features Nina Zannieri, Executive Director, of the North End’s Paul Revere House. Zannieri is taking the Museum to the next level through several changes, including a major capital campaign to expand and renovate a Lathrop Place property which is well underway. The first step toward that change is coming, when the Paul [...]
Annelena Lobb of the Boston Globe writes about the ongoing Lathrop Place expansion and fundraising campaign of the Paul Revere House Museum. “The organization that runs the Paul Revere House is trying to raise $4 million in its first-ever capital campaign to expand the historic North End site. The nonprofit Paul Revere Memorial Association, [...]
When the three million annual Freedom Trail walkers leave Faneuil Hall and enter the North End, little do they realize they have to traverse the entire neighborhood and over to the Charlestown Navy Yard to reach the next public restroom. Unfortunately, that is the current situation along the North End Freedom Trail since the Hull [...]
Remember, all North End residents receive free admission to the Paul Revere House! During Boston’s Harborfest celebration, be certain to visit the Paul Revere House! Enjoy lively colonial dance music, tour Revere’s historic North End, or chat with the famous patriot while visiting the oldest house in downtown Boston. In summer, the Revere House is [...]