Shady Hill Historic District
- Vicinity: Roughly bounded by Museum, Beacon and Holden, and Kirkland Sts, and Francis Ave
- Neighborhood of Baldwin, Cambridge in Cambridge, MA
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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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. |
Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
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Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
E E Cummings House |
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Eliza Gibbens House, Cambridge |
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Francis J Child House |
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Josep Lluis Sert Residence, Cambridge |
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Julia Child's House | ||
Lippmann House, Cambridge | ||
Mark-Schlesinger Residence, Cambridge |
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William James House |
Particulars for Shady Hill Historic District: | |
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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 |
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