Treadwell-Sparks House
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| Location | 21 Kirkland St., Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°22′36″N 71°6′56″W / 42.37667°N 71.11556°W |
| Built | 1838 |
| Built by | William Saunders |
| Architectural style | Early Republic, Greek Revival |
| MPS | Cambridge MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86002078 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 12, 1986 |
The Treadwell-Sparks House is an historic house at 21 Kirkland Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Built in 1838, it is a good local example of Greek Revival architecture, further notable as the home of historian Jared Sparks. Now owned by Harvard University, it was moved to its present location in 1968, and is used for professor housing. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
The Treadwell-Sparks House stands on the north side of Kirkland Street, opposite Harvard's Memorial Hall. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with a hip roof and brick chimneys. It is oriented with a sidewall facing the street, and its main facade to the east. The street-facing facade is characterized by unusually wide plain pilasters and flushboarding, while the formal front is finished in wooden clapboards. It is roughly square in plan, with three bays on each side.[2]
