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Garfield Street Historic District

Coordinates: 42°23′2″N 71°7′6″W / 42.38389°N 71.11833°W / 42.38389; -71.11833
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Garfield Street Historic District
Looking east on Garfield Street
Garfield Street Historic District is located in Massachusetts
Garfield Street Historic District
Garfield Street Historic District is located in the United States
Garfield Street Historic District
LocationCambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°23′2″N 71°7′6″W / 42.38389°N 71.11833°W / 42.38389; -71.11833
Built1885
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPSCambridge MRA
NRHP reference No.83000803 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1983

The Garfield Street Historic District is a historic district on Garfield Street between Massachusetts Ave. and Oxford Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The district encompasses a unified residential area developed between 1885 and 1891. Garfield Street was laid out in 1883, and all but three of the houses built before 1891 still stand on the street. The houses were built by different developers, and most were architect designed, and thus vary stylistically. The streetview, however, is unified by uniform lot sizes, house heights, and setbacks. Queen Anne styling predominates, with a variety of massing and roof lines; many houses have turrets and/or wraparound porches typical of that style.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Garfield Street Historic District". Retrieved March 11, 2014.