Nathaniel Mulliken House

The Nathaniel Mulliken House is a Lexington home completed in 1780 and tied to the Mulliken family, a well-known local family of clock and cabinet makers. It appears among the historical attractions of Lexington’s cultural district. The house is a reminder of how the events of April 19, 1775, reached beyond the battlefield and into the homes and workshops of the town’s residents, including families who had to start over afterward.

The family’s first home and shop in Lexington was burned by British troops during their retreat to Boston on April 19, 1775. Afterward, the Mullikens moved into the Raymond Tavern, and they later built this house across the street from that location. The house is not on its original spot: it was moved to its current site around 1890, more than a century after it was completed.

What to Know

• The Mulliken family moved to Lexington from Newburyport around 1751.
• The Raymond Tavern, where the family lived after the fire, stood on Massachusetts Avenue.
• The house is now a private residence, so it can be viewed only from outside.