Built in 1735, this former tavern served as a temporary headquarters and field hospital for British Brigadier General Earl Percy and his 1,000 reinforcements on the afternoon of April 19, 1775. Fourteen years later, President Washington dined at the tavern when he visited the Lexington, Massachusetts battlefield.

Preserved and operated by the Lexington Historical Society, the tavern contains artifacts from Washington’s visit and many articles used by the Munroe family when they ran the tavern from 1770 to 1827. Visitors may view the Relics of the Redcoats exhibit on display, which illuminates the role and perspective of British soldiers during the outbreak of the war. The Garden of Colonial Flowers, planted and tended by the Lexington Field and Garden Club, adorns the site.