The Old State House sits atop the State Street station on the MBTA's Blue and Orange subway lines, and the station can be entered from the basement. The building is available for private events. The museum is open year-round, seven days a week except for some holidays. The next stop on Freedom Trail is the site of the Boston Massacre, located on a busy street in front of the museum, which is now commemorated by a cobblestone ring on the newly rebuilt plaza in front of the Old State House. The museum offers an array of programming and exhibitions, some tied to the Boston Massacre. Recent preservation and restoration and future plans The Old State House frequently has preservation and restoration projects as a part of the ongoing effort to keep the building in good condition. In 2006, the museum underwent a restoration to repair water-damaged masonry. The damage had long been a problem, but was aggravated in fall 2005 by Hurricane Wilma. The project was the subject of an episode of The History Channel's Save Our History. In 2008, the museum's tower was given a major restoration. During the project, the building's 1713 weathervane, which may have been made by Shem Drowne, was re-gilded. The windows were repaired and resealed, the balustrades were repaired, and the copper roofing and rotten wood siding was replaced. This was done to prevent structural damage and to protect the museum's collections and the 1831 clock by Simon Willard below. Revolutionary Spaces is in the planning stages of several changes to increase accessibility to the museum. Historical buildings pose many challenges to accessibility for visitors who cannot use stairs, but the museum plans to use new technologies to solve this problem and add a ramp and wheelchair lift. Replicas Brockton Fairgrounds, Brockton, MA Curry College, Milton, MA; Traditional residence, North Side Eastern States Exposition ("The Big E"), West Springfield, MA; Avenue of States section Jamestown, Virginia Expo. of 1907, State buildings section Weymouth Civic District, Weymouth, MA town hall Gallery See also List of National Historic Landmarks in Boston National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts List of members of the colonial Massachusetts House of Representatives References External links Boston Historical Society - Old State House Boston National Historical Park Official Website Freedom Trail Foundation (Official website of the Freedom Trail) City of Boston, Boston Landmarks CommissionOld State House Study Report