William Morris Davis House | |
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| Location | 17 Francis Avenue Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°22′42.3″N 71°6′44.0″W / 42.378417°N 71.112222°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | pre 1898 |
| Architect | C Herbert McClare |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| Part of | Shady Hill Historic District (ID86001680) |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000306 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 7, 1976[1] |
| Designated NHL | January 7, 1976[2] |
| Designated CP | May 19, 1986 |
The William Morris Davis House is a National Historic Landmark on 17 Francis Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts. An architecturally undistinguished Queen Anne-era house, probably built in the 1890s, it is notable as the home of William Morris Davis between 1898 and 1916. Davis (1850-1934) was a professor of geology at Harvard University, and an influential figure in the development of meteorology and geomorphology as scientific disciplines. His textbook Elementary Meteorology was a standard of that field for many years. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.[1][2][3]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "William M. Davis House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
- ^ James Sheire (July 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: William Morris Davis House" (pdf). National Park Service.
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