The Elisha Jones home, built around 1740, will be restored with GAOA funds/NPS

An infusion of $27 million from the Great American Outdoors Act will enable the National Park Service to tackle much-needed restoration projects at Minute Man National Historical Park in Massachusetts.

The money will be spent to address maintenance needs for the park’s buildings, structures, landscape, trails, signage, and monuments. A $14.8 million contract was recently awarded to start phase 1 of the project, which will include interior and exterior rehabilitation and preservation work on 16 historic structures, including the repair or upgrade of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems.  

“Thanks to the funding from GAOA, the park will bring many of our iconic structures, monuments and trails back into good condition. The timing of this funding will improve the visitor experience beyond the nation’s 250th anniversary and allow future generations to be inspired by what happened right here in the struggle for liberty,” said Park Superintendent Simone Monteleone.

The work will take place throughout the park beginning late this fall and continuing into 2025, the 250th anniversary year of the opening battle of the American Revolution. A video about this transformative project is available- Minute Man National Historical Park and the Great American Outdoors Act Video. 

The later phase of the project will include such improvements as preserving stone walls and enhancing views and vistas. The Battle Road Trail, the core of the park's interpretive and recreational connections, will be repaired to provide a seamless and informative path for visitors. Additional work will enable the landscape to highlight the agricultural history of Massachusetts in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries through replanting and vegetation maintenance and improved wayfinding signage.