William Brattle House, Boston

Name: William Brattle House
Address: Boston, United States

#466 among attractions in Boston

Square, Georgian architecture

Gallery (1)

Map

Map

Facts and practical information

The William Brattle House is an historic house in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is one of the seven Colonial mansions described by historian Samuel Atkins Eliot as making up Tory Row. It remains in use by the Cambridge Center for Adult Education. ()

Coordinates: 42°22'25"N, 71°7'18"W

Address

Cambridge (Harvard Square)Boston United States

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Boston

Day trips

William Brattle House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Club Passim, Grolier Poetry Bookshop, The Harvard Coop, Brattle Theatre.

~460 ftNE
Dancing, Nightlife
Club Passim, Boston
3 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Harvard Square, Club Passim stands as a cultural beacon in Cambridge, Massachusetts, renowned for its intimate live music experiences. This legendary venue has been a staple in the Boston music scene for decades, offering audiences the chance...
~1450 ftE
Shopping, Bookshop
Grolier Poetry Bookshop, Boston
8 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.
~390 ftE
Library, Shopping, Bookshop
The Harvard Coop, Boston
2 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.
~70 ftS
Nightlife, Cinema
Brattle Theatre, Boston
1 min walk • The Brattle Theatre is a repertory movie theater located in Brattle Hall at 40 Brattle Street near Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The theatre is a small movie house with one screen.
~840 ftNE
Square
General MacArthur Square, Boston
5 min walk • General MacArthur Square is a 0.2-acre, V-shaped park in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, owned by the city. The city's first 24-hour, freestanding public toilet was installed in the park in 2015.
~1100 ftNE
Church
Holden Chapel, Boston
6 min walk • Holden Chapel is a small building in Harvard Yard on the campus of Harvard University. Completed in 1744, it is the third oldest building at Harvard and one of the oldest college buildings in America.
~580 ftN
Church, Georgian architecture, Baroque architecture
Christ Church, Boston
3 min walk • Christ Church, at Zero Garden Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. Built in 1760–61, it was designated a National Historic Landmark as one of the few buildings unambiguously attributable to Peter Harrison, the first formally trained architect to work in the British colonies.
~920 ftE
Square
Massachusetts Hall, Boston
5 min walk • Massachusetts Hall is the oldest surviving building at Harvard College, the first institution of higher learning in the British colonies in America, and second oldest academic building in the United States after the Wren Building at the College of William & Mary.
~1050 ftE
Square, Colonial revival architecture
Porcellian Club, Boston
6 min walk • The Porcellian Club is an all-male final club at Harvard University, sometimes called the Porc or the P.C. The year of founding is usually given as 1791, when a group began meeting under the name "the Argonauts", or as 1794, the year of the roast pig dinner at which the club, known first as "the Pig Club" was formally founded.
~670 ftNE
Church
First Parish in Cambridge, Boston
4 min walk • First Parish in Cambridge is a Unitarian Universalist church, located in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is a Welcoming Congregation and a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
~850 ftNW
Library, Colonial revival architecture
Schlesinger Library, Belmont
5 min walk • The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America is a research library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University. According to Nancy F.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to William Brattle House?

Nearby attractions include Brattle Hall, Boston (1 min walk), Dexter Pratt House, Boston (2 min walk), Conductor's Building, Boston (2 min walk), The Harvard Coop, Boston (2 min walk).

How to get to William Brattle House by public transport?

The nearest stations to William Brattle House:

Bus

Harvard Square (4 min walk)
Massachusetts Ave @ Holyoke St • Lines: 1, 69 (6 min walk)

Metro

Harvard • Lines: Red (4 min walk)
Porter • Lines: Red (27 min walk)

Train

Porter (26 min walk)