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Deane-Williams House
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National Register of Historic Places

Deane-Williams House

On the National Register since 198244 years
ItalianateListed 1982Cambridge
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About Deane-Williams House

Deane-Williams House, at 21-23 Fayette St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 13, 1982. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Italianate, as it does for 579 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Cambridge MRA. The listing covers 1 acre. 11 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Massachusetts, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 5 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1848 to today

  1. 1848Built
  2. 1982Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 44 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

21-23 Fayette St., Cambridge · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Deane-Williams HouseStart here
  2. 2Maple Avenue Historic DistrictMansard · next door
  3. 3George Wyatt HouseItalianate · Built 1860 · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Inman Square Historic DistrictQueen Anne · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Houses at 28-36 Beacon StreetQueen Anne · Built 1880 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

54 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DBigelow Street Historic DistrictMansard0.2 miBOpposition HouseFederal · Built 18070.2 miBWilliam R. Jones HouseMansard · Built 18650.2 mi★Maria Baldwin HouseGreek Revival · Built 18450.2 miBAlbert Vinal HouseGreek Revival · Built 18530.2 miBSecond Cambridge Savings Bank BuildingItalian Renaissance0.2 miBCharles Schuebeler HouseItalianate · Built 18600.2 miDCity Hall Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miDCentral Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)Early Republic0.3 miBProspect Congregational ChurchBuilt 18510.3 miBGeorge Gale HouseCenter Gable Italianate · Built 18530.3 miBBuildings at 15-17 Lee St.Italianate · Built 18560.3 miBEphraim Atwood HouseGreek Revival · Built 18390.3 miBBuilding at 104-106 Hancock StreetGreek Revival · Built 18390.3 miBIsaac Melvin HouseGreek Revival · Built 18420.3 miBSarah Foster Colburn HouseGreek Revival · Built 18410.3 miDHarvard Street Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.3 miBHouse at 72R Dane StreetColonial · Built 17750.3 mi
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DNorfolk Street Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.4 miBUS Post Office-Central SquareClassical · Built 19330.4 miDCity Hall Historic DistrictRichardsonian Romanesque0.4 miBBeth Israel SynagogueBrick Romanesque · Built 19010.4 miBIvory Sands HouseLate Federal · Built 18390.4 miBWilliam F. Bradbury HouseMansard0.4 miBCambridge Public LibraryRichardsonian Romanesque0.4 miBe.e. cummings HouseColonial Revival0.4 miBUrban RowhouseMansard · Built 18750.5 miBUrban RowhouseRuskinian Gothic · Built 18740.5 miBOdd Fellows HallRichardsonian · Built 18840.5 miBUrban RowhouseMansard · Built 18600.5 miBFirst Baptist ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18810.5 miBFirst Baptist ChurchFederal · Built 18250.5 miBCheney Read HouseGreek Revival · Built 18460.5 miDCentral Square Historic DistrictFederal0.5 miBGeorge Close Company BuildingBuilt 19100.5 miBHiram Sands HouseGreek Revival · Built 18480.5 miBStickney-Shepard HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBRichard Hapgood HouseQueen Anne · Built 18890.5 miBOld Cambridge Baptist ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18670.5 miBBuilding at 106-108 Inman StGreek Revival · Built 18450.5 miBBuildings at 110-112 Inman St.Greek Revival · Built 18450.5 miBBuilding at 102-104 Inman StreetGreek Revival · Built 18450.5 miBWare HallClassical Revival · Built 18930.5 miBHarvard UnionNeo-Georgian · Built 19000.5 miBBeck-Warren HouseGreek Revival · Built 18330.5 miBIssac Fay HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBLittlefield-Roberts HouseMansard0.5 miBDana-Palmer HouseFederal0.5 miBCarpenter Center for the Visual ArtsBuilding0.5 miBThe StansteadRomanesque Revival · Built 18870.5 miBFogg Art MuseumNeo-Georgian · Built 18960.5 miBBuilding at 1707-1709 Cambridge StreetGreek Revival0.5 miBBuilding at 1715-1717 Cambridge StreetGreek Revival0.5 miBFrancis J. Child HouseMansard0.5 mi
More like it

Italianate style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Italianate.

Maple Avenue Historic District0 mi away
George Wyatt HouseBuilt 1860 · 0.1 mi away
Charles Schuebeler HouseBuilt 1860 · 0.2 mi away
City Hall Historic District0.3 mi away

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Questions about Deane-Williams House

Is Deane-Williams House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 13, 1982 (Register number 82001936).

Is Deane-Williams House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Maria Baldwin House, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Deane-Williams House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Deane-Williams House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 5 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63790466 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.