The Wright Tavern in Concord, Massachusetts

Constructed in 1747, no other historic building in Concord was more important to the American Revolution than the Wright Tavern. The two separate events that took place here in 1774 and 1775  played massive roles in the war. On Oct. 11, 1774, on the eve of the revolution, key committees of the provincial congress met at Wright Tavern. The full assembly of Congress also met next door at the town meeting house. On April 19, 1775, one of the first battles of the American Revolution took place in Concord. After Paul…

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