Francis J. Child House

The Francis J. Child House is an historic house at 67 Kirkland Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with a mansard roof, wooden clapboard siding, and a porch extending across the main facade. The house was built in 1861, and is a distinctive Second Empire cottage with jigsaw-cut molding over its gable windows. The lower (steep) portion of the mansard roof has hexagonal tiles, and the building retains its original siding.[2]

Francis J. Child House
Francis J. Child House is located in Massachusetts
Francis J. Child House
Francis J. Child House is located in the United States
Francis J. Child House
LocationCambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°22′41″N 71°06′35″W / 42.37801°N 71.10965°W / 42.37801; -71.10965
Built1861
Architectural styleSecond Empire
Part ofShady Hill Historic District (ID86001680)
MPSCambridge MRA
NRHP reference No.83000791 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1983
Designated CPMay 19, 1986

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983,[1] and included in the Shady Hill Historic District in 1986.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "MACRIS inventory record for Francis J. Child House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved March 8, 2014.