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Langmaid Building

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A landmark on Highland Ave, in the middle of things: 106 places within a five-minute walk. One of 69 history & landmarks in Somerville.

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On the National Register since 1989

Langmaid Building

Langmaid Building

Langmaid Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 18, 1989. It is significant for its town planning and architecture at the local level. Its architecture is described as Second Empire. It was listed as part of Somerville MPS.

The Langmaid Building is a historic multiunit residence building in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. The brick rowhouse was one of several Second Empire multiunit buildings built in the late 1870s and early 1880s by Samuel Langmaid and other members of his family. This particular series of units has decorative panel brick insets, and the characteristic slate mansard roof. This building was the first to be built of…

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106 places within a five-minute walk of Langmaid Building.

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54 Highland Ave

The nearest neighbor is Somerville High School, 1 min walk away.

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Address54 Highland Ave · 02143
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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.

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