Hiram Sands House, Boston

Name: Hiram Sands House
Address: Boston, United States

#822 among attractions in Boston

Italianate architecture

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Facts and practical information

The Hiram Sands House is an historic house in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-story brick structure, three bays wide, with a side-gable roof. Its gable ends are fully pedimented in the Greek Revival style, but the heavy brackets and modillions on the cornice are Italianate features, as are the window hoods and front porch. The house was built in 1848 by the second of three generations of Cambridge brickmakers, from clay dug nearby, and incorporates elements of both the Greek Revival and Italianate architectural styles. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. ()

Coordinates: 42°22'10"N, 71°6'48"W

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Cambridge (Riverside)Boston United States

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Day trips

Hiram Sands House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Memorial Hall, Harvard Lampoon Building, Grolier Poetry Bookshop, Quincy House.

0.5 miN
Gothic Revival architecture, Memorial, Theater
Memorial Hall, Boston
12 min walk • Memorial Hall, immediately north of Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is an imposing High Victorian Gothic building honoring Harvard men's sacrifices in defense of the Union during the American Civil War‍—‌"a symbol of Boston's commitment to the Unionist cause and the...
~1340 ftNW
Forts and castles
Harvard Lampoon Building, Boston
7 min walk • The Harvard Lampoon Building is a historic building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is best known as the home of The Harvard Lampoon, and for its unusual design.
~1400 ftNW
Shopping, Bookshop
Grolier Poetry Bookshop, Boston
7 min walk • The Grolier Poetry Book Shop is an independent bookstore on Plympton Street near Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Although founded as a "first edition" bookstore, its focus today is solely poetry.
~820 ftNW
Synagogue
Quincy House, Boston
4 min walk • Quincy House is one of twelve undergraduate residential Houses at Harvard University, located on Plympton Street between Harvard Yard and the Charles River.
0.5 miNW
Library, Shopping, Bookshop
The Harvard Coop, Boston
12 min walk • The Harvard Library is the umbrella organization for the Harvard University libraries and their shared services, such as access, preservation, digital infrastructure, digital imaging, and discovery services. The Harvard Library is nearly 400 years old, making it the oldest library system in the United States.
~840 ftSW
Tower
Dunster House, Boston
5 min walk • Dunster House is one of twelve undergraduate residential Houses at Harvard University. Built in 1930, it is one of the first two dormitories at Harvard University constructed under President Abbott Lawrence Lowell's House Plan and one of the seven Houses given to Harvard by Edward Harkness.
~1360 ftW
Bridge
John W. Weeks Bridge, Boston
7 min walk • The John W. Weeks Memorial Bridge, usually called the Weeks Footbridge, is a pedestrian bridge over the Charles River, located four miles northwest of downtown Boston in the Harvard University campus.
~1260 ftE
Nightlife, Restaurant
The Plough and Stars, Boston
7 min walk • The Plough and Stars is a bar and music venue in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1969 by brothers Peter and Padraig O'Malley, named after the play by Seán O'Casey.
~1560 ftNW
Library, Colonial revival architecture
Houghton Library, Boston
8 min walk • Houghton Library, on the south side of Harvard Yard adjacent to Widener Library, is Harvard University's primary repository for rare books and manuscripts.
~920 ftNW
Church, Spiritual
St. Paul Church, Boston
5 min walk • St. Paul Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church located at 29 Mount Auburn Street near Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the Archdiocese of Boston. As well as serving as the local parish church, it is the home of St. Paul's Choir School whose students serve as the choristers in the Choir of St.
~1370 ftNW
Library
Lamont Library, Boston
7 min walk • Lamont Library, in the southeast corner of Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, houses the Harvard College Library's primary undergraduate collection in humanities and social sciences.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Hiram Sands House?

Nearby attractions include Sara Foster Colburn House, Boston (4 min walk), Quincy House, Boston (4 min walk), Dunster House, Boston (5 min walk), Old Cambridge Baptist Church, Boston (5 min walk).

How to get to Hiram Sands House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Hiram Sands House:

Bus

Mt Auburn St @ Putnam Ave • Lines: 1 (2 min walk)
Massachusetts Ave @ Hancock St • Lines: 1 (7 min walk)

Metro

Harvard • Lines: Red (12 min walk)
Central Square • Lines: Red (15 min walk)