Cambridge Common Historic District
- Address: Garden, Waterhouse, Cambridge, and Peabody Sts, and Massachusetts Ave
- Neighborhood of Neighborhood 9, MA 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 |
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. |
Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
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Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
Cambridge Common Historic District - Concord Avenue | ||
Christ Church |
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First Parish in Cambridge | ||
Harvard Yard | ||
Massachusetts Hall, Harvard U |
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Old Harvard Yard |
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Particulars for Cambridge Common Historic District: | |
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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 |
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