Central Square, Cambridge

Central Square Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Central Square, looking down Massachusetts Avenue toward Kendall Square and Harvard Bridge to Boston
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Location	Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates	42°21′54″N 71°6′13″W / 42.36500°N 71.10361°W / 42.36500; -71.10361
Built	1793
Architect	Hartwell and Richardson, et al.
Architectural style	Late 19th and 20th century Revivalism, Late Victorian, Federal
MPS	Cambridge MRA
NRHP reference No.	90000128[1]
Added to NRHP	March 2, 1990

Central Square is an area in Cambridge, Massachusetts centered on the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Prospect Street and Western Avenue. Lafayette Square, formed by the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Columbia Street, Sidney Street and Main Street, is also considered a part of the Central Square area. Harvard Square is to the northwest along Massachusetts Avenue, Inman Square is to the north along Prospect Street and Kendall Square is to the east along Main Street.^[2] The section of Central Square along Massachusetts Avenue between Clinton Street and Main Street is designated the Central Square Historic District, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.