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T.B. MacKay House


Building Name:
T.B. MacKay House

Architect:
Peabody, Robert Swain. (1845-1917) Stearns, John Goddard. (1843-1917)

Date:
1875

Address:
10 Follen Street Cambridge, MA

Current Use:
Residential


Notes:
This stately and beautifully maintained Stick Style house is situated near Harvard University. The dissertation by Holden listed below contains a detailed description of this house.

Bibliography:
Holden, Wheaton A. "The Peabody Touch: Peabody and Stearns of Boston, 1870-1917." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 32.2 (1973): 114-32.

Holden, Wheaton A. Robert Swain Peabody of Peabody and Stearns in Boston: The Early Years (1870-1886). Thesis--Boston University Photocopy of typescript ed, 1969.

"House for T. B. Mackay, Esq., Cambridge, Mass., Messrs Peabody and Stearns, Architects." American Architect and Building News 2 January 13, 1877: 13.

Rettig, Robert Bell. Guide to Cambridge Architecture: Ten Walking Tours. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1969. UMD NA3511.C2 R4

National Register of Historic Places, http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com

Photo Source:
Bruce Barnes, September, 2003

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