National Register of Historic Places

Gray Gardens East and West Historic District

Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Listed
May 18, 1986
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
86001283

About this property

The Gray Gardens East and West Historic District is a historic district encompassing an early 20th century residential subdivision in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The subdivision includes all of the properties on Gray Gardens (East and West), as well as the adjacent 91 Garden Street and 60 Raymond Street. The subdivision was created by a group of interested individuals who sought to control development of one of the last estates in the area to be developed. They subdivided the land themselves, and imposed architectural restrictions on what could be built. Most of the houses were built between 1922 and 1930 and are neo-Georgian in style; the principal exception is the Hall Tavern, a Federal style tavern built in the 1790s and moved to the area from Duxbury, Massachusetts. The other unusual house is at 16 Gray Gardens East; it is a Tudor Revival house. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Location

1--37 Gray Gardens E, 3--24 Gray Gardens W, 91 Garden and 60 Raymond Sts.
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
42.38388, -71.12751

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Gray, Asa, House
Industrial
0.1 mi
Ash Street Historic District
Listed
0.1 mi
Hall Tavern
Industrial
0.1 mi
Taylor Square Firehouse
Industrial
0.1 mi
Mason, W. A., House
Industrial
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Siege of Boston – Cambridge Lines
1775Revolutionary War
1.2 mi

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When was Gray Gardens East and West Historic District listed on the National Register?

Gray Gardens East and West Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 18, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Gray Gardens East and West Historic District?

Gray Gardens East and West Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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