Luther Brooks House
- Architect
- Oliver Hastings
- Year
- 1969
- Style
- Greek Revival
- City
- Boston, MA
Built in 1840 by Oliver Hastings at 34 Kirkland Street in Cambridge, the Luther Brooks House turns a traditional center-entry plan sideways, orienting its gable to the street in the Greek Revival manner. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 1986.
the building
The rear ell. A two-story ell at the rear is probably original to the 1840 construction, and the house was later extended with a single-story addition on its east side.
the style
The house pairs a traditional entry centered on its long side with a gable-front orientation borrowed from the Greek Revival style, a combination distinctive among Cambridge's Greek Revival houses.
More on Greek Revivalthe architect
Oliver Hastings built the Luther Brooks House in 1840; he also designed the neighboring Joseph Lovering House at 38 Kirkland Street.
significance
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 1986.
nearby
- Church of the New Jerusalem
- William James Hall
- Memorial Hall
- Harvard Art Museums
- Fogg Museum
- Sever Hall