Lovell Block
The Lovell Block is an historic residential and commercial building at 1853 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The three-story brick building was built in 1882 by Andrew Jackson Lovell, with two specific commercial tenants in mind.Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
- Type: Retail building
- Description: historic residential and commercial building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Address: 1845, 1847, 1851, 1853, and 1855 Massachusetts Avenue
- Roof shape: flat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Porter station and Harvard College Observatory.
Porter station
Metro station
Photo: Hutima, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porter station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority transit station in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It serves the Red Line rapid transit line, the MBTA Commuter Rail Fitchburg Line, and several MBTA bus lines.
Harvard College Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 3,300 feet southwest of Lovell Block.
Yume Wo Katare
Restaurant
Photo: Sky Harbor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yume Wo Katare is a ramen shop located at 1923 Massachusetts Avenue in the Porter Square neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts. It specializes in Yume-style ramen. Yume Wo Katare is situated 600 feet north of Lovell Block.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porter Square and Avon Hill Historic District.
Porter Square
Neighborhood
Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porter Square is a neighborhood in Cambridge and Somerville, Massachusetts, located around the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Somerville Avenue, between Harvard and Davis Squares.
Avon Hill Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Baldwin
Neighborhood
Baldwin, formerly known as Agassiz and also called Harvard North, Area 8 or Agassiz/Baldwin, is one of the thirteen neighborhoods of Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Lovell Block
- Categories: residential and commercial building and building
- Location: City of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.38782° or 42° 23′ 16″ northLongitude
-71.11901° or 71° 7′ 8″ westLevels
3Open location code
87JC9VQJ+49OpenStreetMap ID
way 29683446OpenStreetMap feature
building=retailOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flatWikidata ID
Q6692202
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