The Abraham Watson House is a historic house in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Abraham Watson House
Abraham Watson House is located in Massachusetts
Abraham Watson House
Location181-183 Sherman Street,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°23′32.9″N 71°07′58.6″W / 42.392472°N 71.132944°W / 42.392472; -71.132944
Built1750
Architectural styleGeorgian
MPSCambridge MRA
NRHP reference No.82001984[1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1982

Description

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It is a 2+12-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a gable roof that has a gambrel front. It was built c. 1750 by Abraham Watson, Jr., who was politically active during the American Revolution. The house features, including molded surrounds on the windows, indicate that Watson was a man of substance. The house is one of only two colonial houses standing in North Cambridge, and is the oldest house in the city outside Old Cambridge.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1982.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Abraham Watson House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-24.