Paul Revere House

by Tyler Andrade, Editor

Who is Paul Revere, you ask? Paul Revere was a simple silversmith who warned the colonists by saying his well known anthem “The British are coming!”

The Paul Revere house has to be one of the greatest old school experiences of Boston’s North End! Paul Revere was the old Revolutionary War dude who rode on horseback to warn the colonists that “the British are coming”! The house was built on a cobblestone street lined with huge white boulders and other historic buildings. Built in 1680 the house of the famous Paul Revere is still standing on 19 North square, 02113. The house is painted like an old green forest, with stained glass windows that feel like snake skin. We entered the house for only $1.00! You can’t get much for $1 these days! My great-grandmother used to sweep floors for a dollar in the 60’s! She probably could have gone into the Paul Revere house hundreds of times, if she wasn’t so poor!

As we entered the house the floor screeched so hard it sounded like old bed coils. You could hear the footsteps above your head, stepping and making the weirdest noises that spoke of how old the house was. The docents (guides) told stories like ancient story tellers, of the history in the house. They were very intelligent- for every question we threw at them, they respond carefully and explained it in the best way possible. Upstairs was a big bed, dusty mirror and things that looked like they haven’t been touched since Vanilla Ice was still popular!