Alvah Kittredge House

The Alvah Kittredge House is an historic house at 12 Linwood Street in the highlands of the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The 2-1/2 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.[2]

Alvah Kittredge House
LocationBoston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°19′47″N 71°5′38″W
Built1836
ArchitectUnknown
Architectural styleGreek Revival
Part ofRoxbury Highlands Historic District (ID89000147)
NRHP reference No.73000855 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 8, 1973
Designated CPFebruary 22, 1989

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and designated a Boston Landmark[3] by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 2016.[4]

See also

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Boston, Massachusetts

References


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