Albert Vinal House

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Albert Vinal House
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Location Cambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°22′13.9″N71°06′27.9″W / 42.370528°N 71.107750°W / 42.370528; -71.107750
Built1853
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPS Cambridge MRA
NRHP reference No. 83000834 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1983

The Albert Vinal House is a historic house located at 325 Harvard Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Description and history

The substantial Greek Revival house was built in 1853–1854 by Albert Vinal, a real estate developer and a dealer in lumber, wood, and coal. In addition to a fully pedimented gable, the house has wide corner pilasters, and several porches and porticos. The main entrance portico is particularly elaborate, and is topped by a bay window with an Italianate extended cornice with brackets. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 30, 1983. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Albert Vinal House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-12.