National Register of Historic Places

Lechmere Point Corporation Houses

Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Listed
April 12, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82001957

About this property

The Lechmere Point Corporation Houses is a historic apartment rowhouse at 45–51 Gore St. and 25 3rd Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Built sometime before 1821, this 2+1⁄2-story brick-and-wood structure is the only surviving building to be built by the Lechmere Point Corporation, which developed East Cambridge in the early decades of the 19th century. The house was owned for a time by lawyer and politician Christopher Gore, a principal of the corporation who also speculated in area real estate. Two of the buildings (25 3rd Street and 45 Gore Street) have retained their original gable roofs, while 49 Gore Street has been raised to a full three stories and given arched windows, and 51 Gore Street has had a mansard roof added. The houses were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Location

45-51 Gore St. and 25 3rd St.
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
42.37190, -71.07983

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Lechmere Point Corporation Houses listed on the National Register?

Lechmere Point Corporation Houses was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 12, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Lechmere Point Corporation Houses?

Lechmere Point Corporation Houses is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Lechmere Point Corporation Houses?

The period of significance for Lechmere Point Corporation Houses is recorded as the industrial era.

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