3 Sacramento Street at Dudley House
Address3, Sacramento Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number965
Alternate Names
James A. Woods House,
Building Root Number
03341
Architect (Original)
Hartwell & Richardson
Constructed
1888
Building Acquired 1958
Land Acquired 1958
Building Acquired 1958
Land Acquired 1958
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after its address.Historical Notes3 Sacramento Street was designed as a private residence in 1888 by Hartwell and Richardson of Boston for James A. Woods, a lumber dealer. The building was turned ninety degrees in 1925 to face Sacramento Street when stores were built along Massachusetts Avenue. It was acquired by Harvard in 1958 and today is part of the Dudley House community.Additional InformationPlaced on the National Register of Historic Places May 19, 1986. National Register Information System ID: 86001319
Records of Dudley House, ca. 1936-2001, Harvard University Archives call number HUD 3613.xx.
General information by and about Dudley House, Harvard University Archives call number HUD 3613.
“House Profiles.” The Harvard Crimson [Cambridge, MA], 20 Mar. 1963, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1963/3/20/house-profiles-pbia-foreword-to-freshmenib.
“University Will Study Co-Op House Purchase.” The Harvard Crimson, 31 Oct. 1958, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1958/10/31/university-will-study-co-op-house-purchase/.