The Abraham Watson House is a historic house in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Description

It is a -story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a gable roof that has a gambrel front. It was built c. 1750 by Abraham Watson, Jr., who was politically active during the American Revolution. The house features, including molded surrounds on the windows, indicate that Watson was a man of substance. The house is one of only two colonial houses standing in North Cambridge, and is the oldest house in the city outside Old Cambridge.

Abraham Watson House

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1982.

Abraham Watson House

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts

References

Houses completed in 1750

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Georgian architecture in Massachusetts

Abraham Watson House