Hall, Isaac, House
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Why it's listed
Standing at the corner of High Street and Bradlee Road near Medford Square, this three-story house was built around 1720 by Andrew Hall, a local landholder and developer, around the time of his marriage. It was the first of five houses he and his sons built side by side, and it is the only one still standing. The house was heavily altered in the 1780s or 1790s, giving it a symmetrical five-bay front, hip roof and pedimented entrance. Its best-known association is with the night of April 18-19, 1775, when Paul Revere stopped here to alert Isaac Hall, captain of the Medford Minutemen, who then led his company to Lexington. Hall later raised a new company that went to Dorchester Heights in 1776. Aluminum siding and a modern addition now cover parts of the building, but the original fabric remains. It has served as a funeral home since 1913. A plaque beside the sidewalk commemorates Revere's stop.
Significance in brief: It is the last surviving eighteenth-century house visible from Medford Square, once the core of the town's early settlement, and the first of five houses built by Andrew Hall and his sons. Paul Revere stopped here on the night of April 18-19, 1775, to alert Isaac Hall, captain of the Medford Minutemen.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 75000275, listed April 16, 1975. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 43 High St., Medford |
|---|---|
| County | Middlesex County |
| Listed | April 16, 1975 |
| Reference number | 75000275 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1700-1799 (specific date c. 1720) |
| Architect / builder | Andrew Hall (builder) |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| Areas of significance | Industry, Military, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as occupied and in good condition; in use as a funeral home, covered in aluminum siding with a modern commercial addition. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 42.41879, -71.11079 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 75000275.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14715616
- This listing as JSON
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