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Maria Baldwin House
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On the National Register since 1976
Maria Baldwin House
Maria Baldwin House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 11, 1976, and named a National Historic Landmark the same day. It is significant for its black history, education and social history at the national level. Its architecture is described as Greek Revival.
The Maria Baldwin House is a National Historic Landmark located at 196 Prospect Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The house is the northern half of a 19th-century two-family house, notable for its associations with educator Maria Louise Baldwin (1856–1922). It was her home when she served as the first female African-American principal in a Massachusetts school at Cambridge's Agassiz Grammar School (fr…
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The nearest neighbor is Carroll Design Studio, 1 min walk away.
Address196 Prospect St · 02139
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.