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.

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Type: Retail building
Description: historic residential and commercial building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Address: 1845, 1847, 1851, 1853, and 1855 Massachusetts Avenue

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porter station and Porter Square.

Porter station

Railway station

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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.

Porter Square

Square

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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.

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 3,300 feet southwest of Lovell Block.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baldwin and Spring Hill.

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.

Spring Hill

Neighborhood

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Spring Hill is a ridge in the central part of the city of Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, and the residential neighborhood that sits atop it.

Davis Square

Neighborhood

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Davis Square is a major intersection in the northwestern section of Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. Holland Street, Dover Street, Day Street, Elm Street, Highland Avenue, and College Avenue all meet there.

Lovell Block

Categories: residential and commercial building and building
Location: City of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.38782° or 42° 23′ 16″ north

Longitude

-71.11901° or 71° 7′ 8″ west

Levels

Roof shape

flat

Open location code

87JC9VQJ+49

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29683446

OpenStreetMap feature

building=retail

Wikidata ID

Q6692202

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Satellite Map

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Planet Fitness and University Hall.

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