Chester Kingsley House
Historic house in Massachusetts, United States
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The Chester Kingsley House is an historic house in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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| Location | 10 Chester Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°23′36.3″N 71°07′27.7″W |
| Built | 1866 |
| Built by | Stephen Stiles (1866); Wellington Fillmore (1890) |
| Architect | William Sidebottom (1919) |
| Architectural style | Second Empire, Queen Anne |
| MPS | Cambridge MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001954[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1982 |
Description and history
The oldest portion of this architecturally eclectic house was built in 1866, with Second Empire styling. The original owner was Chester W. Kingsley, a local politician, and the builder was Stephen Stiles.[2] Kingsley had the house remodeled in 1890, adding a tower and ell. At the same time, the house's Second Empire ornament was replaced with Queen Anne and Colonial Revival ornament. Wellington Fillmore was the builder who executed the work.[3] Kingsley and his wife lived in the house until their deaths in 1904. In 1908 the house was leased by Mae I. Copp and Minnie A. Copp as a private hospital, which became known as the Chester Hospital.[4] During the occupancy of the Copp sisters, the house was altered several times, most substantially in 1919, when architect William Sidebottom designed a three-story extension to the ell.[5]
The house was later a nursing home, and is now apartments. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]