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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1864/09/25 Lois Lilley Howe Born Born in Cambridge in 1864, Lois Howe grew up in a house at 1 Kirkland St (lost) opposite Memorial Hall. After financial reverses in the 1870s and the death of her father in 1887, the family left the house at Kirkland St and moved to 6 Appleton St.
1908/10/21 American author, Charles Eliot Norton, dies at "Shady Hill" (lost) the house where he was born. He is buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery. The old Norton estate barn was located at 103 Irving St.
1912/04/13 Shady Hill (lost), the home of Charles Norton, is sold to Walter C Arensberg, Harvard class 1900, now living in Pittsburg. He has no intention to disturbing the old house, although he may install electric lights, as it is lit by oil lamps and candles.
1983/00/00 With his wife, Marci, Martin Karplus, winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in chemistry, buys the ranch-style house at 103 Irving St, Cambridge, MA.

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Particulars for Shady Hill Historic District:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Community Planning and Development
Area of Significance Education
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
Architectural Style Late 19th and 20th century revivals
Architectural Style Late Victorian
Architectural Style Mid 19th century revival
Criteria Person
Owner Private
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 86001680
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: Francis,Ebenezer; et al.
Architectural Style: Mid 19th century revival, Late 19th and 20th century revivals, Late victorian
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Community Planning and Development, Education, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering, Person
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Associated People: James,William,et al.
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling

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