Colonial Revival architecture in Cambridge
Colonial Revival reworks the symmetry, shutters and classical doorways of American colonial building. It was the most widely used house style in the country from the 1890s through the 1940s.
The stops that carry a construction date run from 1701 to 1907. 12 stops, 2.4 miles end to end. One stop is a National Historic Landmark.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Oct 16, 2026.
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Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Walking order
- 1Porcellian Club1320-24 Massachusetts Ave.Building · built 1701 · listed 1983start
- 2University Hall, Harvard UniversityNHLHarvard YardBuilding · listed 19700.1 mi from stop 1
- 3Brattle Hall40 Brattle St.Building · built 1889 · listed 19820.2 mi from stop 2
- 4Craigie Arms2--6 University Rd., 122 Mt. Auburn, and 6 Bennett Sts.Building · built 1897 · listed 19860.1 mi from stop 3
- 5Harvard UnionQuincy and Harvard Sts.Building · listed 19870.4 mi from stop 4
- 6Beck–Warren House1 Prescott St.Building · built 1833 · listed 1996same block from stop 5
- 7cummings, e.e., House104 Irving St.Building · listed 19830.2 mi from stop 6
- 8J. A. Wood House3 Sacramento St.Building · built 1888 · listed 19860.7 mi from stop 7
- 9Stillman Willis House1 Potter ParkBuilding · listed 19820.1 mi from stop 8
- 10Peabody Court Apartments41--43 Linnaean St.Building · listed 19860.2 mi from stop 9
- 11Eliot Hall at Radcliffe College51 Shepard St.Building · built 1907 · listed 19860.2 mi from stop 10
- 12Bertram Hall at Radcliffe College53 Shepard St.Building · built 1901 · listed 1986235 ft from stop 11
2.4 straight-line miles over 11 legs.
Taking it along
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- Open all 12 stops in Google MapsSet the mode to walking once it opens
- Open the first stop in Apple MapsThe Apple Maps web link carries one destination, so this is stop 1 only
Other walks in Cambridge
- Greek Revival houses in Cambridge15 stops · 1.1 milesGreek Revival buildings carry low pitched gables, heavy cornices and columned porticoes modelled on Greek temples. The Cambridge examples on this route went up between 1833 and 1853.
- Queen Anne houses in Cambridge10 stops · 2.3 milesQueen Anne is a late Victorian manner of irregular plans, steep roofs, turrets, bay windows and wrapping porches. The Cambridge examples on this route went up between 1866 and 1891.
- Federal architecture in Cambridge10 stops · 2.4 milesFederal architecture is a restrained classical manner with flat wall surfaces, fanlights over the door and delicate ornament around openings and mantels. The Cambridge examples on this route went up between 1808 and 1825.
- Houses and mansions in Cambridge15 stops · 1.2 milesThe route links houses built between 1833 and 1889. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk.
- Cambridge in the 1880s10 stops · 1.9 milesEvery stop carries a construction date in the 1880s. Queen Anne style is the style recorded on more of them than any other.
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