Littlefield-Roberts House

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Littlefield-Roberts House
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Location16 Prescott Street,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°22′23″N71°6′50″W / 42.37306°N 71.11389°W / 42.37306; -71.11389 Coordinates: 42°22′23″N71°6′50″W / 42.37306°N 71.11389°W / 42.37306; -71.11389
Built1873
ArchitectJoseph Littlefield
Architectural styleSecond Empire
MPS Cambridge MRA
NRHP reference No. 86002070 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 12, 1986

The Littlefield-Roberts House is a historic house located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Description and history

The 2+12-story wood-frame house was built in 1873 by Joseph Littlefield, and is one of the finest late Second Empire houses in the city. The main facade has a heavily ornamented entry on the left, and a full-height projecting bay on the right that is capped by a polygonal roof. The roof is pierced by hip-roofed dormers whose windows have decorated surrounds. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 1986. [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 Littlefield-Roberts House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-20.