National Register of Historic Places

Building at 259 Mount Auburn Street

Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Listed
June 29, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83000786

About this property

259 Mount Auburn Street is a small historic house built in the Italianate style of architecture located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Details surrounding the construction of the house are unclear, because it was apparently moved to the site where it currently resides in the late 1850s. Its Italianate styling places its construction right around 1850, and its small size (22' by 18') suggests that it might have originally been built as a railroad depot, probably from the Watertown Branch Railroad. It is two stories in height, with a shallow-pitch hip roof that extends to an unusual length beyond the walls, and is supported by large decorative brackets. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 30, 1983. National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts Media related to Building at 259 Mount Auburn Street at Wikimedia Commons

Location

259 Mt. Auburn St.
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
42.37490, -71.13179

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Building at 259 Mount Auburn Street listed on the National Register?

Building at 259 Mount Auburn Street was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 29, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Building at 259 Mount Auburn Street?

Building at 259 Mount Auburn Street is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Building at 259 Mount Auburn Street?

The period of significance for Building at 259 Mount Auburn Street is recorded as the industrial era.

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