When the soldiers left they sacked the house, piled up the furniture and set fire to it.
Washington dined in the dining-room in the second story, November 5, 1789.

The house was built in 1695, and is still owned by a direct descendant of the first William Monroe.
Not far from the tavern and on the same side of the street is a house where a wounded soldier was cared for by a Mrs.Sanderson, who lived to be one hundred and four years old.
Near the intersection of Woburn Street is a crude stone cannon which marks the place where Lord Percy planted a field pine pointing in the direction of the Green to check the advancing patriots and cover the retreat of the Regulars.
On the triangular "Common," in the very heart of the village, a flat-faced boulder marks the line where the minute-men under Captain Parker were formed to receive the Regulars.

"Stand your ground; don't fire unless fired upon; but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here" was Parker's command to his men and it was there the war did begin.

The small band of patriots were not yet in line when the red-coats appeared at the east end of the meeting-house, coming on the double-quick.

Riding ahead, a British officer called out, "Disperse, you rebels! Villains, disperse!" but the little band of rebels stood their ground until a fatal volley killed eight and wounded ten.