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Guide Location: USA » Boston
Guide Type: Self-guided city tour
# of Attractions: 7
Tour Duration: 2 hour(s)
Transportation Mode: by foot, by bicycle
Travel Distance: 3.9 km
Guide Type: Self-guided city tour
# of Attractions: 7
Tour Duration: 2 hour(s)
Transportation Mode: by foot, by bicycle
Travel Distance: 3.9 km
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Author: anna
If you're a history buff, the Cambridge district of Boston has a number of great historical architectural artworks to visit. Inside the walls of these places you can see history in action and find some great stuff that's not in the history books. Take our tour to discover the amazing facts and sights of Cambridge.
Tour Stops and Attractions
1) Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery is known as America's first garden cemetery. Established in 1831, it's dotted with statues, monuments and other beautiful decorations. In fact, you could say Mount Auburn Cemetery is like a museum as well as being a cemetery.
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2) Elmwood
Elmwood was built by Andrew Oliver in 1767. This beautiful home, designed in a Georgian style, was purchased by Elbridge Gerry following the American Revolution. It was here that he took the Vice Presidential oath.
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3) Hooper-Lee-Nichols House
Hooper-Lee-Nichols House is an American colonial style house built in 1685. It's the second-oldest house in the district, and serves as the headquarters of the Cambridge Historical Society.
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4) Longfellow National Historic Site
This site was home to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow for more than half a century. John Vassal was the original owner of the house, which was built in 1759. Through the years it has had a number of owners but remains a beautiful mid-Georgian style building.
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5) Asa Gray House
Architect Ithiel Town designed this National Historic Landmark back in 1810. Built in a federal style, the house was once home to ornithologist Thomas Nuttall and botanist Asa Gray.
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6) Cooper-Frost-Austin House
This house is the oldest surviving home of the Cambridge district. It's believed it was built by Samuel Cooper in the early 1680s. This colonial-era home has belonged to the Historic New England society since 1912.
7) Stillman Willis House
This beautiful wooden house was designed in an Italian style more than 200 years ago. Built way back in 1883, it's been on the National Historic Register since 1982.
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