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Rufus Lamson House
Rufus Lamson House is located in Massachusetts
Rufus Lamson House
Rufus Lamson House is located in the United States
Rufus Lamson House
Location72–74 Hampshire Street,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°22′04″N 71°05′37.8″W / 42.36778°N 71.093833°W / 42.36778; -71.093833
Built1854
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSCambridge MRA
NRHP reference No.82001955[1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1982

Rufus Lamson House is a historic house in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a few blocks from the Lamson Place.

The house was apparently built and owned by Rufus Lamson (October 2, 1809 – July 13, 1879) and then inherited by his widow[2] Mary Jane Lamson (Butler) (1812 – 1885) whom he married[3] at Boston, on Thanksgiving Eve, 1832. Rufus Lamson was a stonemason and a large holder of real estate, known for his liberal treatment of the landlord and tenant relation. He was a member of the Universalist Church in Cambridge and served as an assessor for the city for twenty-two years.[4]

Rufus Lamson and his son, Rufus William Lamson (1833–1912) ran a firm Rufus Lamson & Son[5] that built many of the substantial brick structures now standing in Cambridgeport.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ [1] Cambridge Chronicle 07/19/1879-01.2.28 Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  3. ^ [2] The Universalist: 1832–1833, Volume 1. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  4. ^ [3] "Rufus Lamson" in Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Volume 3 (Google eBook). Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  5. ^ [4] Cambridge Chronicle 09/07/1912-01.2.4 Retrieved June 12, 2013.


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