Oliver Hastings House

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Oliver Hastings House
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Oliver Hastings House.
Oliver Hastings House.
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°22′36″N 71°7′36″W / 42.37667, -71.12667Coordinates: 42°22′36″N 71°7′36″W / 42.37667, -71.12667
Built/Founded: 1844
Architect: Unknown
Architectural style(s): Greek Revival
Designated as NHL: December 30, 1970
Added to NRHP: December 30, 1970
NRHP Reference#: 70000681[1]
Governing body: Private
Oliver Hastings House, older photograph.
Oliver Hastings House, older photograph.

The Oliver Hastings House is an historic house in the Greek Revival style, located at 101 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is a National Historic Landmark.

The house was constructed in 1844 for local builder Oliver Hastings adjacent to poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's house (now the Longfellow National Historic Site). It was later the home of William Lawrence, professor and Dean of the Episcopal Theological School and subsequently Bishop of Massachusetts. The house now forms part of the Episcopal Divinity School campus.

The house consists of two main, dwelling stories topped by a much smaller, inconspicuous third floor. It is notable mainly for its front facade, with its central, rounded portico set off by a single, full-height window at either side. Iron grillwork forms accents to the second floor exterior.

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  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
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