Alvah Kittredge House

The Alvah Kittredge House is an historic house in the highlands of the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The 2+12-story Greek Revival mansion was built in 1836 for Alvah Kittredge, a leading real estate developer of the time. It was originally located at the site of the Roxbury Low Fort, a defensive earthworks of the American Revolutionary War, and was moved to its present site after 1896. It was the home of noted Boston architect Nathaniel J. Bradlee for 30 years.[2]

Alvah Kittredge House
Alvah Kittredge House is located in Massachusetts
Alvah Kittredge House
Alvah Kittredge House is located in the United States
Alvah Kittredge House
Location12 Linwood Street,
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°19′47″N 71°5′38″W
Built1836
Architectural styleGreek Revival
Part ofRoxbury Highlands Historic District (ID89000147)
NRHP reference No.73000855[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 8, 1973
Designated CPFebruary 22, 1989

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and designated a Boston Landmark[3] by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 2016.[4]

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