William Brattle House

William Brattle House
The William Brattle House in 2011 as the Cambridge Center for Adult Education
William Brattle House is located in Massachusetts
William Brattle House
William Brattle House is located in the United States
William Brattle House
Location42 Brattle Street,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°22′25.3″N 71°7′17.6″W / 42.373694°N 71.121556°W / 42.373694; -71.121556
Built1727
Architectural styleGeorgian
Part ofHarvard Square Historic District (ID86003654)
NRHP reference No.73000286[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 8, 1973
Designated CPJuly 28, 1988

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,[2] housing several prominent figures in early colonial history. It remains in use by the Cambridge Center for Adult Education.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Samuel Atkins Eliot (1913). A history of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1913. Cambridge Tribune. p. 75. Tory Row.