Greenleaf House
Address76, Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number547
Building Root Number
03103
Architect (Original)
Unknown
Constructed
1859
Land Acquired 1905
Building Acquired 1905
Land Acquired 1905
Building Acquired 1905
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named for James Greenleaf, a cotton merchant who had the house built in the 1850s, and his wife Mary Longfellow Greenleaf (1816-1902), sister of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.Historical NotesGreenleaf House was built as a private residence in 1859, and purchased by Radcliffe College in 1905. Today it houses the Radcliffe dean.Additional Information
“Radcliffe College to Acquire Valuable Property.” Boston Globe, 27 Mar. 1905, p. 4.
Radcliffe College Architectural Drawings, 1885-2006. (1885). Schlesinger Library call number RGXXXIII
“Greenleaf Estate in the Market.” Cambridge Chronicle, 4 July 1903, p. 12.
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Greenleaf House: A Brief History: Based on the Sources from the Radcliffe Archives, Prepared for Drew Gilpin Faust, August 9, 2000. Hollis number: 013225658.
This building has been designated by the University Planning Office as having a Notable Interior.