Stillman Willis House

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Stillman Willis House
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Location1 Potter Park,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°23′4″N71°7′15″W / 42.38444°N 71.12083°W / 42.38444; -71.12083
Built1839
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Greek Revival, Italianate
MPS Cambridge MRA
NRHP reference No. 82001985 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1982

The Stillman Willis House is an historic house in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This 2+12-story house was built in 1839, and was originally located nearby on Massachusetts Avenue. It was moved to its present location in 1883, at which time it was extensively modernized, overlaying its Greek Revival features with Italianate and Colonial Revival styling. Surviving Greek Revival elements include corner pilasters and an entablature, while later features include bracketed window cornices and extensive decorative woodwork on the porches. [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 Stillman Willis House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-25.