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Wyeth-Smith House
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National Register of Historic Places

Wyeth-Smith House

On the National Register since 198244 years
FederalListed 1982Cambridge
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About Wyeth-Smith House

Wyeth-Smith House, at 152 Vassal Lane, 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 Federal, as it does for 661 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Cambridge MRA. The listing covers 1 acre. Two 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 · 3 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

152 Vassal Lane, Cambridge · about 0.8 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Wyeth-Smith HouseStart here
  2. 2Fresh Pond HotelFederal: Greek Revival · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Fresh Pond Parkway-Metropolitan Park System of Greater BostonDistrict · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4The LarchesGeorgian · Built 1808 · 0.4 mi on
  5. 5Mount Auburn Cemetery Reception HouseBracketed Italianate · Built 1870 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

16 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BConventual Church of St. Mary and St. JohnMedieval · Built 19360.2 miBHooper-Eliot HouseStick Style · Built 18720.3 miBThe LowellColonial Revival · Built 19000.4 miDOld Cambridge Historic DistrictGeorgian Revival0.4 miBHooper-Lee Nichols HouseGeorgian · Built 16850.4 miBWilliam Cook HouseStick Style · Built 18760.4 miBJ.A. Noyes HouseColonial Revival0.4 miBTaylor Square FirehouseNeo-Moorish · Built 19040.4 mi★ElmwoodMid-Georgian0.5 miBHowe HouseQueen Anne · Built 18870.5 miBRobert Frost HouseQueen Anne · Built 18840.5 miBEdward Dodge HouseQueen Anne · Built 18780.5 miBCol. Thomas Wentworth Higginson HouseQueen Anne · Built 18800.5 miBSears Tower-Harvard ObservatoryPalladian0.5 miBHall TavernFederal0.5 mi★Asa Gray HouseBuilt 18100.5 mi
More like it

Federal style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Federal.

Old Cambridge Historic District0.4 mi away
Hall Tavern0.5 mi away
Josiah Coolidge House0.6 mi away
Gray Gardens East and West Historic District0.6 mi away

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Questions about Wyeth-Smith House

Is Wyeth-Smith House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 13, 1982 (Register number 82001989).

Is Wyeth-Smith House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Elmwood, 0.5 miles away.

Can you visit Wyeth-Smith 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 Wyeth-Smith House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 3 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 63790438 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.