William Dean Howells House

The William Dean Howells House is a house built and occupied by American author William Dean Howells and family. It is located at 37 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Type: Residential building
Description: historic house in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Address: 37 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
Roof shape: saltbox

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Harvard College Observatory and Edwin Abbot House.

Harvard College Observatory

Observatory

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The Harvard College Observatory is an institution managing a complex of buildings and multiple instruments used for astronomical research by the Harvard University Department of Astronomy. Harvard College Observatory is situated 610 feet northwest of William Dean Howells House.

Edwin Abbot House

Historic building

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The Edwin Abbot House, also known as the Zabriskie House, is an historic house at 27 Garden Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Built in 1889 to a design by Longfellow, Alden & Harlow, it is a prominent local example of residential Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. Edwin Abbot House is situated 1,000 feet southeast of William Dean Howells House.

Harvard Kennedy School

University

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The John F. Kennedy School of Government, commonly called the Harvard Kennedy School, is the graduate school of public policy of Harvard University, a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Harvard Kennedy School is situated 3,400 feet south of William Dean Howells House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Cambridge Historic District and Avon Hill Historic District.

Old Cambridge Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Old Cambridge Historic District is a historic district encompassing a residential neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts that dates to colonial times.

Avon Hill Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Avon Hill Historic District is a residential historic district near Porter Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Set atop Avon Hill southwest of Porter Square, this subdivision, laid out about 1870, contains a concentration of the finest Victorian and Second Empire residential buildings in the city.