It is one of eleven houses within the Minute Man National Historic Park that still exists today.

Joseph and Sarah Meriam arrived in Concord from Kent, England, in 1638, with six children.

[1][2] Nathan and Abigail lived in the house with their seven children, whose ages ranged from eleven to twenty-nine.

In 1925, while still owned by the Burke family, a fire broke out at the property, leading to a renovation.

These renovations, and others done prior to the fire, are visible in today's structure; as such, the building now looks different to the original construction.