Lexington Battle Green

Infobox_nrhp | name =Lexington Green
nrhp_type = nhl


caption = Lexington Battle Green monument, 1799
location= Massachusetts Avenue and Harrington Road, Lexington, Massachusetts
lat_degrees = 42 | lat_minutes = 26 | lat_seconds = 58 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 71 | long_minutes = 13 | long_seconds = 53 | long_direction = W
area =
built =1775
architect= Henry Hudson Kitson
architecture=
designated=January 20, 1961
added = October 15, 1966
governing_body = Local
refnum=66000767 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Lexington Battle Green, known before the 1850s as Lexington Common, is the site of the opening shots of the American Revolution in 1775. It is located near the center of Lexington, Massachusetts, and serves as the main staging area for the annual reenactment of the Battle of Lexington and Concord. A statue of Capt. John Parker, of the Lexington Training Band (militia), stands at the eastern edge of the Green. It was erected in 1899 at the bequest of Francis Brown Hayes.

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