Mary Prentiss Inn
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The Mary Prentiss Inn has historic roots that reach as far back as 1843 and has transformed from a home on Prentiss Street to a Cambridge, Massachusetts
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In 1843 the home was built by architect William A. Saunders
as a wedding gift to his son, William, and his wife, Mary Prentiss. The home was built in the Neo-classical design during the popular Greek revival
of 19th century in the United States of America. The Saunders resided at the home for 55 years. The building is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as the William Saunders House
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During its lifetime the building's vocation went from a home to hostelry to a nursing home. In 1991, it was bought by local artist Charlotte Forsythe who turned it into the hotel that it is today.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
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In 1843 the home was built by architect William A. Saunders
William Saunders
William Saunders was a botanist, nurseryman, landscape gardener, landscape designer, and horticulturist...
as a wedding gift to his son, William, and his wife, Mary Prentiss. The home was built in the Neo-classical design during the popular Greek revival
Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
of 19th century in the United States of America. The Saunders resided at the home for 55 years. The building is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as the William Saunders House
William Saunders House
William Saunders House is an historic house at 6 Prentiss Street inCambridge, Massachusetts.The house was built in 1843 and added to the National Historic Register in 1983.Now operating as the Mary Prentiss Inn....
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During its lifetime the building's vocation went from a home to hostelry to a nursing home. In 1991, it was bought by local artist Charlotte Forsythe who turned it into the hotel that it is today.