William R. Jones House
- Year
- 1865
- Style
- Second Empire
- City
- Boston, MA
Built around 1865 for soap manufacturer William R. Jones, this Cambridge house on Harvard Street typifies the homes built there after the Dana estate was subdivided in the 19th century. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
the building
The curved gable. A curvilinear front gable holding an oculus window is a rare feature among Cambridge's Second Empire houses, set above windows topped with heavy decorative hoods.
The porch. The porch features square posts with large decorative brackets, part of the house's flushboarded siding scored to resemble ashlar stone.
the style
Second Empire details include a flared mansard roof, flushboarded siding scored to look like cut stone, and that rare curvilinear gable with its oculus window.
More on Second Empiresignificance
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
nearby
- St. Peter's Episcopal Church
- Clifton Merriman Post Office Building
- Maria Baldwin House
- Cambridge Public Library
- First Baptist Church
- Old Cambridge Baptist Church