Alpheus Mead House
The Alpheus Mead House is an historic house located along Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
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| Location | 220 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°23′35″N 71°7′33″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1867 |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| MPS | Cambridge MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001961[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1982 |
Description
It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, with a mansard roof. Dormers piercing the roof are topped either by shallow gables or segmented-arch roofs. Modillions line the main roof eave, and windows are topped by over-length projecting lintels. The house has also retained its elaborately decorated porch. Built in the mid-1860s, this Second Empire house is one of just a few such houses to survive along Massachusetts Avenue, which was once lined with handsome and well-spaced houses. Its first documented owner was Alpheus Mead, a butcher.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- "MACRIS inventory record for Alpheus Mead House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
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