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Help us make it rightNow headquarters of the Cambridge Historical Society, this is one of two Tory-era homes on Brattle Street fully open to the public. The Emerson family gave it to the society in 1957. Built between 1685 and 1690, the house has been remodeled at least six times, but has maintained much of the original structure. The downstairs is elegantly, although sparsely, appointed with period books,...
In Short
Originally one of a neighborhood of summer homes with then-unimpeded views of the Charles River, the oldest house in Cambridge was built in 1685 by Dr. Richard Hooper. He died...
In ShortOriginally one of a neighborhood of summer homes with then-unimpeded views of the Charles River, the oldest house in Cambridge was built in 1685 by Dr. Richard Hooper. He died not too long after that, and his widow was forced to run it as an innkeeper, although some say she ran it as a tavern of ill repute. When she passed away, the house remained vacant for a long period of time until...
Since 1905, Cambrige Historical Society has been providing Tourist Attraction, Commercial from Cambridge.
Cambridge Historical Society can be found at Brattle St 159. The following is offered: Theater. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Cambridge there are 9 other Theater. An overview can be found here.
Cambridge Historical Society is located at 159 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA. This business specializes in Other Organizations and Amusement Parks.
Originally built in 1685, this grand home has been modified many times over the last three centuries. During the 1700s, the house was modernized to exhibit 18th-century features, and in the early 1900s was mostly returned to a 17th-century style. Today, considered Georgian-style, the house is one of the oldest in the Greater Boston Area. Tours are available.
This historic house is now in a Georgian style, but incorporates within itself what is believed to be the oldest house in Cambridge; originally constructed in the late 1600s, the house has endured many changes and additions throughout its three-hundred-year history. The tours offered of this historic dwelling showcase the importance and significance that the alterations and growth of the house...
Know Before You Go: The rooms of the house are named for their epic French wall coverings, elegant hand-painted scenes of the Straits of Bosporus and the Bay of Naples.
Fun Facts: The house also boasts the desk of the first postmaster general of Boston and a slice of the elm tree under which George Washington took command of the Continental Army on nearby Cambridge Common.
The rooms of the house are named for their epic French wall coverings, elegant hand-painted scenes of the Straits of Bosporus and the Bay of Naples.
The house also boasts the desk of the first postmaster general of Boston and a slice of the elm tree under which George Washington took command of the Continental Army on nearby Cambridge Common.
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