Abraham Watson House

Abraham Watson House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	181-183 Sherman Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°23′32.9″N71°07′58.6″W / 42.392472°N 71.132944°W / 42.392472; -71.132944
Built	1750
Architectural style	Georgian
MPS	Cambridge MRA
NRHP reference No.	82001984 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 13, 1982

The Abraham Watson House is a historic house in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Description

It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a gable roof that has a gambrel front. It was built c. 1750 by Abraham Watson, Jr., who was politically active during the American Revolution. The house features, including molded surrounds on the windows, indicate that Watson was a man of substance. The house is one of only two colonial houses standing in North Cambridge, and is the oldest house in the city outside Old Cambridge. ^[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1982. ^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "MACRIS inventory record for Abraham Watson House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved March 24, 2014.