Buildings at 15–17 Lee Street

The buildings at 15–17 Lee Street are a historic double house in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 2+12-story wood-frame house was built in 1856, and is a rare local instance of an Italianate duplex. It has paired arched windows on the first floor, a richly decorated front porch, and an extended cornice. The corners of the first two floors have quoining, and the half story above alternates small windows and panels with balusters.[2]

Buildings at 15–17 Lee St.
Buildings at 15–17 Lee Street is located in Massachusetts
Buildings at 15–17 Lee Street
Buildings at 15–17 Lee Street is located in the United States
Buildings at 15–17 Lee Street
Location15–17 Lee St.,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°22′07.10″N 71°06′25.8″W / 42.3686389°N 71.107167°W / 42.3686389; -71.107167
Built1856
ArchitectJohn Webber
Architectural styleItalian Villa
MPSCambridge MRA
NRHP reference No.82001930[1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1982

The houses were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

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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 15–17 Lee Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-08.