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Edward Dodge House (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

Coordinates: 42°22′47″N 71°7′53″W / 42.37972°N 71.13139°W / 42.37972; -71.13139
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Edward Dodge House
View of the façade of the Edward Dodge House.
Edward Dodge House (Cambridge, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
Edward Dodge House (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Edward Dodge House (Cambridge, Massachusetts) is located in the United States
Edward Dodge House (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
LocationCambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°22′47″N 71°7′53″W / 42.37972°N 71.13139°W / 42.37972; -71.13139
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1878
ArchitectLongfellow & Clark
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPSCambridge MRA
NRHP reference No.82001937[1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1982

The Edward Dodge House is a historic house at 70 Sparks Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 2+12-story wood-frame house was built in 1878 to a design by Longfellow and Clark. It has asymmetrical massing typical of Queen Anne styling, and also has a style of half-timbering on its upper levels that was popular in England in the 1860s. The exterior surfaces have a variety of textures, create by different sheathing types, including vertical boards, wood paneling, and brick patternwork.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Edward Dodge House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-10.