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The Old Belfry is a historic structure on Clarke Street in Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. It stands on Belfry Hill. The belfry was erected at its current location in 1762, but it was moved a few yards away to Lexington Common in 1768, after Jonas Monroe, on whose land it originally stood, wanted the town to pay him taxes for keeping it there. (Its former location on the Common is now marked by a boulder and a plaque.) The bell that hung in it summoned locals to worship, reminded them at 9:00 pm to "rake up the fires and go to bed", warned them of danger, tolled on their deaths, and rang out the initial alarm of what became the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. Today it rings in the beginning of Patriots' Day annually at 5:30 am.

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rdfs:comment	The Old Belfry is a historic structure on Clarke Street in Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. It stands on Belfry Hill. The belfry was erected at its current location in 1762, but it was moved a few yards away to Lexington Common in 1768, after Jonas Monroe, on whose land it originally stood, wanted the town to pay him taxes for keeping it there. (Its former location on the Common is now marked by a boulder and a plaque.) The bell that hung in it summoned locals to worship, reminded them at 9:00 pm to "rake up the fires and go to bed", warned them of danger, tolled on their deaths, and rang out the initial alarm of what became the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. Today it rings in the beginning of Patriots' Day annually at 5:30 am. (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Buildings and structures completed in 1762 Battles of Lexington and Concord Belfry (architecture) Patriots' Day Paul Revere 1762 establishments in Massachusetts Minutemen Massachusetts in the American Revolution Lexington, Massachusetts Lexington Battle Green Lexington Historical Society Library of Congress Colonial architecture William Dawes Wilmington, Massachusetts British Regulars Hancock–Clarke House Wheelwright Buildings and structures in Lexington, Massachusetts Massachusetts Avenue (metropolitan Boston) Captain John Parker
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architectural style	Colonial architecture
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has abstract	The Old Belfry is a historic structure on Clarke Street in Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. It stands on Belfry Hill. The belfry was erected at its current location in 1762, but it was moved a few yards away to Lexington Common in 1768, after Jonas Monroe, on whose land it originally stood, wanted the town to pay him taxes for keeping it there. (Its former location on the Common is now marked by a boulder and a plaque.) The bell that hung in it summoned locals to worship, reminded them at 9:00 pm to "rake up the fires and go to bed", warned them of danger, tolled on their deaths, and rang out the initial alarm of what became the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. Today it rings in the beginning of Patriots' Day annually at 5:30 am. The third incarnation of the structure was built, this time with a steeple to house the bell, in 1794. Three years later, the belfry was moved to the Parker Homestead in the southern part of town and used as a wheelwright's shop by the son of John Parker. In 1891, after it had fallen into a much-dilapidated state, it was refurbished and returned to its original location by the Lexington Historical Society after it was gifted to them by James S. Monroe. It was destroyed in a gale on June 20, 1909, and was rebuilt by March the following year. It was moved from the back end of Belfry Hill to its present site in 1913, with an iron fence erected around it. In 1971, the Katharine Harrington House at the corner of Clarke Street and Massachusetts Avenue was torn down to make way for Belfry Hill Park. (en)
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