Bell House
- Also Known As: House at 821 Irving Avenue
- Address: 821 Irving Ave
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1883/00/00 | The Bell House is built for Colonel J O P Burnside, Uncle of Civil War General Ambrose Burnside. The Colonel lost the house to the US Government in a lawsuit over pay irregularities in the Union Army accounts. | |||||
1886/00/00 | Alexander Melville Bell, father of Alexander Graham Bell, buys the Burnside Residence. | |||||
1907/00/00 | Alexander Graham Bell | Home | Alexander Graham Bell inherits the family summer home. | |||
1907/00/00 | Mabel Gardiner Hubbard Bell | Home | Alexander Graham Bell inherits the family summer home. |
Particulars for Bell House: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Area of Significance | Community Planning and Development |
Art Movement | Eastlake Style |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Area of Significance | Invention |
Criteria | Person |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Secondary structure |
Historic Use | Single dwelling |
Architectural Style | Stick Style |
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