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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1775/07/03 George Washington American Commander in Chief Before soldiers assembled on Cambridge common, George Washington draws his sword and formally takes command of the Continental Army. Washington had declined the $500-a-month salary except reimbursement of expenses.

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Particulars for Cambridge Common Historic District:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Criteria Consideration Birth place or grave
Historic Use Cemetery
Higher Learning College
Architectural Style Federal Style
Architectural Style Georgian Architecture
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Landscape Architecture
Area of Significance Military
Level of Significance National
Historic Use Plaza
Area of Significance Politics-government
Owner Private
Architectural Style Queen Anne
Area of Significance Religion
Historic Use Religious Property
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 73000281
Resource Type:
Owner: Private, Local
Architect: Multiple
Architectural Style: Queen anne, Georgian, Federal
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Landscape architecture, Military, Politics-government, Architecture, Religion
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Criteria Consideration: Religious property, Birth place or grave
Period of Significance: 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1700-1749, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1825-1849
Historic Function: Education, Domestic, Religion, Landscape, Funerary
Historic Sub-Function: Religious structure, College, Cemetery, Single dwelling, Plaza
Current Function: Domestic, Religion, Education, Education, Funerary
Current Sub-Function: Religious structure Cemetery Single dwelling College Plaza

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