It is taken for granted today that we should preserve and protect the Paul Revere House, but it hasn't always been this way! What motivated the restoration and preservation of the house? What was the neighborhood like when the museum opened in 1908? This episode explores a little bit of the context surrounding the house, its restoration, and the intent behind early preservationists.

Early images of the house post-restoration, showing the DAR plaque

Member of the Paul Revere Pottery at work

A piece of Sara Galner's work at the Met

Revere Express post about Pauline Revere Thayer

https://www.paulreverehouse.org/