Aaron Hill House | |
Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°22′34.2″N71°07′44.4″W / 42.376167°N 71.129000°W |
Built | 1754 |
Architectural style | Georgian, Federal |
MPS | Cambridge MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 83000807 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 30, 1983 |
The Aaron Hill House is a historic house at 17 Brown Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was built c. 1754, and was originally a two-story structure with a steeply pitched roof. It was moved c. 1867 from its original location at 99 Brattle Street, at which time the third story was added, giving the roof a gambrel shape. The house was built for Deacon Aaron Hill, a prominent local politician, and is one of only seven houses from that period that still stands in the city. [2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]
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