Alvah Kittredge House Explained

Alvah Kittredge House
Location:12 Linwood Street,
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates:42.3297°N -71.0939°W
Built:1836
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:May 8, 1973
Refnum:73000855
Nrhp Type2:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Nrhp Type2:February 22, 1989
Partof:Roxbury Highlands Historic District
Partof Refnum:89000147

The Alvah Kittredge House is an historic house in the highlands of the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The -story Greek Revival mansion was built in 1836 for Alvah Kittredge, a leading real estate developer of the time. It was originally located at the site of the Roxbury Low Fort, a defensive earthworks of the American Revolutionary War, and was moved to its present site after 1896. It was the home of noted Boston architect Nathaniel J. Bradlee for 30 years.[1]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and designated a Boston Landmark[2] by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 2016.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Alvah Kittredge House. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2014-06-17.
  2. Web site: Alvah Kittredge House Study Report, Boston Landmarks Commission. City of Boston.
  3. Web site: Petition Stats June 2016. City of Boston. 4 June 2023.