Anna Day House

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Anna Day House
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Location139 Cushing Street ,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°22′43″N71°9′8″W / 42.37861°N 71.15222°W / 42.37861; -71.15222
Built1856
Architectural styleGothic Revival
MPS Cambridge MRA
NRHP reference No. 82001935 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1982

The Anna Day House is an historic house in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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The 1+12-story wood-frame cottage was built in 1856, and is a well-preserved example of Gothic Revival styling. This instance in particular is notable for its drip-style bargeboard decoration. The house was built as part of the initial subdivision of the Strawberry Hill area. [2] Other Gothic features, including finials on the gable and drip molding surrounding the windows, have been lost.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 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 Anna Day House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-09.