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Gray, Asa, House

Gray, Asa, House is a historic place in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 66000655.

Cambridge, Middlesex County, MassachusettsListed October 15, 1966NRIS #66000655★ National Historic Landmark
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What is Gray, Asa, House?

The Asa Gray House, recorded in an HABS survey as the Garden House, is a historic house at 88 Garden Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts. A National Historic Landmark, it is notable architecturally as the earliest known work of the designer and architect Ithiel Town, and historically as the residence of several Harvard College luminaries. Its most notable occupant was Asa Gray (1810–88), a leading botanist who published the first complete work on American flora, and was a vigorous defender of the Darwinian theory of evolution.

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Listing details

Name
Gray, Asa, House
City
Cambridge
County
Middlesex County
State
Massachusetts
Listed on the National Register
October 15, 1966
NRIS reference number
66000655
Resource type
building
National Historic Landmark
Yes
Coordinates
42.38307, -71.12798
When was Gray, Asa, House listed on the National Register?

Gray, Asa, House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.

Where is Gray, Asa, House located?

Gray, Asa, House is located in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts at approximately 42.38307, -71.12798. See the map above.

Is Gray, Asa, House a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Gray, Asa, House is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.

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