From the CHS Image Collection: Cambridge Buildings, 1848-1990

John Hicks House, north bedroom, second floor, northeast corner Date: 1931	Birthplace of Oliver Wendell Holmes Date: 1875-1885
John Hicks House, kitchen, first floor, ell, northeast corner Date: 1931	John Hicks House, dining room, first floor, northwest corner Date: 1931
Shady Hill Date: 1863	John Hicks House, south bedroom, second floor, north wall Date: 1931
House of W.N. Flowers Date: 1880	88 Appleton Street Interior, Dining Room Date: 1950
O.W. Holmes House Date: 1885	Davenport Tavern Date: 1895-1905
38 Elmwood Avenue Date: 1900	Grounds of Rand House looking toward Elm Street, Somerville Date: 1884-1894
125 Prospect Street (near Harvard Street) Date: 1875-1885	Professor Norton's House in Cambridge Date: 1907
159 Brattle Street Date: 1906	11 Hawthorn Street Date: 1955-1965
175 Brattle Street Date: 1955-1965	Holmes Orchard Date: 1857-1867
John Hicks House, south bedroom, southwest corner Date: 1931	Holmes House with Mary Tolman (servant) Date: 1857-1867

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Cambridgeport History Day - tomorrow - rain or shine! — 34 weeks 1 min ago
If this house could talk signs go up today in Cambridgeport. Cool stories all over C-port for the next week. — 34 weeks 2 days ago
If this house could talk... it would tell you that it was once the home of the Mass. Chapter of the Communist Party http://t.co/nvYI7Adj — 34 weeks 3 days ago
If this house could talk, it would tell you it was built as a boarding house and every room had its own coal stove. http://t.co/H3YzsuWi — 34 weeks 3 days ago
75 Henry St-If this house could talk it would tell you it was conceived by Hartwell and Richardson and that it has siblings all over town. — 34 weeks 4 days ago

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