Alvah Kittredge House
The Alvah Kittredge House is an historic house at 12 Linwood Street in the highlands of the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The 2-1/2 story Greek Revival mansion was built in 1836 for Alvah Kittredge, a leading real estate developer of the time. It was originally located at the site of the Roxbury Low Fort, a defensive earthworks of the American Revolutionary War, and was moved to its present site after 1896. It was the home of noted Boston architect Nathaniel J. Bradlee for 30 years.[2]
Alvah Kittredge House | |
Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°19′47″N 71°5′38″W |
Built | 1836 |
Architect | Unknown |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
Part of | Roxbury Highlands Historic District (ID89000147) |
NRHP reference No. | 73000855 [1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 8, 1973 |
Designated CP | February 22, 1989 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and designated a Boston Landmark[3] by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 2016.[4]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Boston, Massachusetts
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- "NRHP nomination for Alvah Kittredge House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- City of Boston. "Alvah Kittredge House Study Report, Boston Landmarks Commission" (PDF).
- https://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/PETSTATS_June2016_tcm3-53570.pdf
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