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Isaac Pratt House, northwest corner, Brighton and Harvard Avenues, Allston. Demolished.

Harvard Ave near Cambridge St 1910

Harvard Ave at Brighton Ave May 1938

 

The Colonel Thomas Gardner House, dating from about 1750, was the residence of local landowner and political leader who was the second highest ranking American officer killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill. Gardner, Ma. was named for this individual. The house originally stood at the northeast corner of Brighton and Harvard Avenues in Allston. It was moved about 1850 to Higgins Street near Union Square, Allston. Extant

 

The Baldwin House, residence of Judge Henry Baldwin and his wife Harriet Baldwin (namesake of the Baldwin Elementary School) stood on the site of 82 Harvard Avenue in the present Allston business district. Demolished.

 

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