Building Old Cambridge: Architecture and Development (MIT Press)

Houghton; developer Gardiner Greene Hubbard, a founder of Bell Telephone; and Charles Eliot, the landscape architect. Richardson, Eleanor Raymond, Carl Koch, and Benjamin Thompson. Based on the city's comprehensive architectural inventory and drawing extensively on primary sources, Building Old Cambridge considers how the social, economic, and political history of Old Cambridge influenced its architecture and urban development.Old Cambridge was famously home to such figures as the proscribed Tories William Brattle and John Vassall; authors Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and William Dean Howells; publishers Charles C. This abundantly illustrated volume from the Cambridge Historical Commission traces the development of the neighborhood as it became a suburban community and bustling intersection of town and gown. The authors explore Old Cambridge's architecture and development in the context of its social and economic history; the development of Harvard

"The Best Book of Its Kind" according to Avid Reader. This book, 20 years in the making, is the definitive volume for this subject. Containing interesting details of history, architecture, personalities, transportation, social aspects of the growth of Old Cambridge and many images never before seen, this book should satisfy anyone deeply interested in the subject.Being born in Cambridge and livi. Robin M said Beautiful!. Wonderful book, very interesting!. "Must read!" according to Sandy Eaton. Amazingly interesting book! Must read if you are interesting in Cambridge history.

Richly illustrated, including many maps and photographs through time. (Boston Globe) . (Harvard Magazine)Comprehensive look at the history and development of Cambridge, which offers historical treasures throughout. From the Cambridge Historical Commission's survey director and executive director comes a massive, absorbing, and enthrallingly illustrated volume on the community's evolution -- full of enlightenments

Maycock is an architectural historian and Survey Director of the Cambridge Historical Commission. Sullivan, a city planner, has been Executive Director of the Cambridge Historical Commission since 1974.. Charles M. Susan E