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Asa Gray House
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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1810/00/00 Ithiel Town Architect A rectangular house, 40 by 36 feet, with a side wing, 24 feet square, and a conservatory, is built for zoologist William Dandridge Peck at the corner of Garden and Linnaean Streets in Cambridge, on the grounds of the Harvard College Botanical Garden.
1842/00/00 Asa Gray Home Asa Gray moves into the Harvard Botanical Garden housewhen he becomes Massachusetts Professor of Natural History at Harvard. Mr Gray will live her until his death.
1842/00/00
1848/05/04 Asa Gray Groom Jane Lathrop Loring, daughter of Charles G Loring and Anna Pierce Loring, marries Asa Gray. The reception is held in the Harvard Botanic Garden. Marriage of Jane Loring and Asa Gray
1848/05/04 Jane Loring Gray Bride Jane Lathrop Loring, daughter of Charles G Loring and Anna Pierce Loring, marries Asa Gray. The reception is held in the Harvard Botanic Garden. Marriage of Jane Loring and Asa Gray
1910/00/00 The Asa Gray House is purchased by Alien H Cox and moved to its present location at 88 Garden Street, on the corner of Madison Street.

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Particulars for Asa Gray House:
Sight Category Building
Attribute Moved property
Level of Significance National
Criteria Person
Owner Private
Area of Significance Science
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 66000655
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: Town,Ithiel
Architectural Style: No style listed
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark, Additional documentation
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Science
Applicable Criteria: Person
Criteria Consideration: Moved property
Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Significant Year: 1810, 1842, 1888
Associated People: Gray,Asa
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling

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