Rufus Lamson House
Historic house in Massachusetts, United States
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Rufus Lamson House is a historic house in Cambridge, Massachusetts, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982,[1] a few blocks from the Lamson Place.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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| Location | 72–74 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°22′04″N 71°05′37.8″W |
| Built | 1854 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| MPS | Cambridge MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001955[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1982 |
The house was apparently built and owned by Rufus Lamson (October 2, 1809 – July 13, 1879) and then inherited by his widow[2] Mary Jane Lamson (Butler) (1812–1885) whom he married[3] at Boston, on Thanksgiving Eve, 1832. Rufus Lamson was a stonemason and a large holder of real estate, known for his liberal treatment of the landlord and tenant relation. He was a member of the Universalist Church in Cambridge and served as an assessor for the city for twenty-two years.[4]
Rufus Lamson and his son, Rufus William Lamson (1833–1912) ran a firm Rufus Lamson & Son[5] that built many of the substantial brick structures now standing in Cambridgeport.
Asa Caleb Lamson (1848–1924), the youngest son of Rufus Lamson, has completed in 1908 a 5-story mansion located at 351 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, MA, called The Lamson,[6] presently[7] occupied by Lambda Phi chapter of Alpha Delta Phi of MIT.