Edward Dodge House (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

Edward Dodge House
View of the façade of the Edward Dodge House.
Location Cambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°22′47″N 71°7′53″W / 42.37972°N 71.13139°W / 42.37972; -71.13139Coordinates: 42°22′47″N 71°7′53″W / 42.37972°N 71.13139°W / 42.37972; -71.13139
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1878
Architect Longfellow & Clark
Architectural style Queen Anne
MPS Cambridge MRA
NRHP Reference # 82001937[1]
Added to NRHP April 13, 1982

The Edward Dodge House is a historic house at 70 Sparks Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 2-1/2 story wood frame house was built in 1878 to a design by Longfellow and Clark. It has asymmetrical massing typical of Queen Anne styling, and also has a style of half-timbering on its upper levels that was popular in England in the 1860s. The exterior surfaces have a variety of textures, create by different sheathing types, including vertical boards, wood paneling, and brick patternwork.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Edward Dodge House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-10.


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