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Yerxa-Field House (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

USA / Massachusetts / Cambridge / Cambridge, Massachusetts / Lancaster Street, 37
 house, shingle style (architecture)

Shingle Style home and a carriage house on nearly two-thirds of an acre of land was designed in 1888 by Boston architects Henry Hartwell and William C. Richardson for Henry Yerxa, the owner of a retail grocery company. 2nd owner since 1919. As of April 2010 on the market for $4,495.000.00 - www.hammondre.com/71015688/

Features of home: Shingle Style 19th century home and carriage house on large Avon Hill lot; beautiful design of physical space and extraordinarily well-preserved original features and craftsmanship throughout; carved and turned woodwork, stained glass, lighting fixtures, tile work and decoration; 10 fireplaces, many with original firebacks; lovely interior light from southern exposure; double living rooms with pocket doors; stunning great room with two stories of stained glass windows, hand-carved fireplace gilt and lincrusta ceiling and friezes; formal dining room with exceptional woodwork and oversized windows with beveled glass panes; two butler’s pantries; six second-floor bedrooms, five with fireplaces; third-floor billiard room, three additional bedrooms, one with kitchenette, and room-sized cedar closet; two-story carriage house with five intact original stalls.


First Floor

Vestibule with mahogany paneling and hand-cut & hand-laid Greek-wave pattern marble mosaic
Grand and spacious two-level, two-story entry hall with ample sitting area, recessed arched windows, huge carved hearth & fireplace
Hand-carved Richardsonian hardwood newel posts with handsome balusters & rails
Large number of intact custom stained-glass windows on front and back of house, and at balcony, allowing abundant light into the center of the first and second floors floors
Four fireplaces, each with custom woodwork, some with beautiful slabs of antique pink marble, some with tile, some with overmantel mirrors, many with period firebacks
Dining room with coffered wood and Lincrusta ceiling, and classically styled paneling in a superb state of preservation
Two living rooms with generous proportions and pocket doors and fireplaces
Large bow windows in first living room and dining room
Kitchen and pantries with over 400 sq. ft. of space
High ceilings and oversize windows throughout
Hardwood floors, many quarter-sawn

Second Floor

Six bedrooms
Elegant & very wide central hallway overlooking grand stair hall and connecting to all bedrooms
Hardwood classically styled paneling in superb state of preservation
Balcony with custom oak balustrade overlooking stair hall
Five fireplaces, some with hand-laid fireplace-surround tile in distinctive patterns, many original iron firebacks, each different from the others
Bathroom with marble slab walls; marble floor with wood inlay; luxurious soaking tub with original brass fixtures.
Custom window seats and alcoves with specially-designed custom period woodwork
Lincrusta friezes with original gilding and paint; rare hardwood casements and doors
Large bow windows and bay windows; high ceilings throughout; beautiful wood floors
Ample bedrooms, each distinctive, many with walk-in closets and all with at least two exposures
Lovely views of neighboring houses and gardens from all windows

Third Floor

Generous billiards room with vaulted ceilings and fireplace with handsome mantelpiece
Three ample secondary bedrooms; generous cedar-lined storage room
View of Boston skyline

Carriage House

Free-standing, two stories plus full unfinished basement; more than 2,800 square feet of space
Large high-ceiling open first-floor area of more than 1,500 square feet
Original five stables preserved intact


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Coordinates:   42°23'7"N   71°7'21"W
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