Langmaid Terrace | |
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Location | Somerville, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°23′38.5″N 71°5′44.7″W / 42.394028°N 71.095750°W |
Built | 1891 |
Architect | J. Pickering Putnam |
Architectural style | Queen Anne |
MPS | Somerville MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 89001237 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 18, 1989 |
Langmaid Terrace is a historic apartment complex at 359—365 Broadway in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts. The architecturally eclectic brick building was built in 1891 by the heirs of Samuel P. Langmaid, a local landowner. The Langmaid family was also responsible for the Langmaid Building on Highland Avenue. The architect was J. Pickering Putnam of Boston. [2] The building is Queen Anne in inspiration with multiple roof lines, gables, and towers of varying heights and styles. Dormers project from the mansard roof, faced with stepped brick. [3]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]
Since 2009, the end unit at 365 Broadway has received notice [4] as the residence of Barack Obama from 1988 to 1991 while he attended Harvard Law School. [5]
In 2021, a granite marker commemorating Obama's residency was placed in the front garden area, deemed the President Obama Rose Garden At Winter Hill, MA.
Langmaid Terrace | |
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Location | Somerville, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°23′38.5″N 71°5′44.7″W / 42.394028°N 71.095750°W |
Built | 1891 |
Architect | J. Pickering Putnam |
Architectural style | Queen Anne |
MPS | Somerville MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 89001237 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 18, 1989 |
Langmaid Terrace is a historic apartment complex at 359—365 Broadway in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts. The architecturally eclectic brick building was built in 1891 by the heirs of Samuel P. Langmaid, a local landowner. The Langmaid family was also responsible for the Langmaid Building on Highland Avenue. The architect was J. Pickering Putnam of Boston. [2] The building is Queen Anne in inspiration with multiple roof lines, gables, and towers of varying heights and styles. Dormers project from the mansard roof, faced with stepped brick. [3]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]
Since 2009, the end unit at 365 Broadway has received notice [4] as the residence of Barack Obama from 1988 to 1991 while he attended Harvard Law School. [5]
In 2021, a granite marker commemorating Obama's residency was placed in the front garden area, deemed the President Obama Rose Garden At Winter Hill, MA.