Barrett’s Farm Restoration

Barrett’s Farm, the destination of the British raid that started the Revolution, was restored by Save Our Heritage. The old building was slated for destruction when, with the help of our supporters, SOH acquired and saved the building, and with careful planning restored the building and site to the time of the revolution.

“Historic sites where great events took place have the power to evoke the ghosts and echoes of our inexpressibly wise past.  Barrett’s Farm is such a place.  Please join me in supporting the effort to save Barrett’s Farm, so that it can take its rightful place with other Concord landmarks in telling the story of the first day of the American Revolution.” Ken Burns, Director, Producer, Historical Documentarian

With the help of the late Senator Ted Kennedy, former Congressmen Marty Meehan, and Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, we marshaled through a congressional act that allowed the site to be integrated into the Minute Man National Historical Park. The project, as documented below, required many different trades and crafts people over nearly a 10-year period. Today it is part of the park and open to the public periodically.