National Register of Historic Places

Kittredge, Alvah, House

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Listed
May 7, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
73000855

About this property

The Alvah Kittredge House is an historic house in the highlands of the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The 2+1⁄2-story Greek Revival mansion was built in 1836 for Alvah Kittredge, a leading real estate developer of the time. It was originally located at the site of the Roxbury Low Fort, a defensive earthworks of the American Revolutionary War, and was moved to its present site after 1896. It was the home of noted Boston architect Nathaniel J. Bradlee for 30 years. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and designated a Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 2016.

Location

12 Linwood St.
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
42.32986, -71.09337

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Nearby Battles

Siege of Boston – Roxbury Lines
1775Revolutionary War
0.4 mi
Siege of Boston — Dorchester Heights
1776Revolutionary War
2.6 mi

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When was Kittredge, Alvah, House listed on the National Register?

Kittredge, Alvah, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Kittredge, Alvah, House?

Kittredge, Alvah, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Kittredge, Alvah, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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