Andrew Newman House

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Andrew Newman House
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Location23 Fairmont Street,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°21′41.4″N71°06′37.1″W / 42.361500°N 71.110306°W / 42.361500; -71.110306 Coordinates: 42°21′41.4″N71°06′37.1″W / 42.361500°N 71.110306°W / 42.361500; -71.110306
Built1823
Architectural styleGeorgian
MPS Cambridge MRA
NRHP reference No. 82001963 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1982

The Andrew Newman House is a historic house in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is a 1+12-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a central chimney and an entrance sheltered by an enclosed vestibule. Built in 1823, this single story wood-frame house is one of the oldest houses in the Cambridgeport area of the city. The house is also unusual for its construction date, since it is a Georgian style Cape house, as opposed to the then-prevalent Federal style. Its first owner was a ropemaker. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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 Andrew Newman House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-21.