Paul Revere’s house, which has been “restored” to either its original form, which was already 90 years old when Revere bought it, was at one time in the late 1800s an Italian grocery store with an awning. They claim that the “restored” house is 90 percent “original”, but that may mean “original” circa 1770-1800 when Revere lived there.
I’ve been in there. The windows aren’t authentic to Revere’s time, overall a worthwhile experience with the low-feeling ceilings and (if memory serves) the steep staircase (I’m used to that, the remaining frontier-era homes around here have those as well).
A local stopped and gave us a bit of info regarding Revere’s workshop, which has served a variety of purposes for a variety of different owners. :^) This was in the late 1970s, perhaps it has been turned into an open site by now.
Oops, and the windows are authentic to Revere’s time, just not authentic to when the house was built. :^)