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Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge is located in the central-eastern part and is the fourth largest city in the U.S. State of Massachusetts. It is considered a major suburb in the Greater Boston metropolitan area. The city has a rich history, and was one of the first to be established in the Thirteen Colonies.

It is a very walkable city and is one of the best places to live in when it comes to quality of life. It is home to the world famous Harvard University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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History Of Cambridge - Timeline

Long before the first European came, the area were part of the Massachusett tribe who inhabited the region for thousands of years.

In 1620, European settlers, traders, and fishermen were active in the area. In 1628, Thomas Graves explored and surveyed the place for English settlement. In 1629, Thomas Graves laid out the nearby Charlestown, the oldest neighborhood in Boston, and surveyed the area.

In 1630, John Winthrop, selected the site for a settlement and named it Newe Towne. In 1631, the first houses were constructed. Streets were laid out in a planned grid pattern. In 1632, the first parish meeting house was built.

In 1634, Newe Towne was briefly considered as the capital of the colony before Boston became dominant. In 1635, the town was fortified with a palisade. In 1936, the New Collage (Harvard University) was founded.

In 1638, Newe Towne was renamed Cambridge. John Harvard died, and left his 400-volume library and funds to the new college. In 1639, New College was renamed Harvard College in honor of John Harvard. The first printing press in British North America was establishedby Stephen Daye.

In 1640, Stephen Daye produced the Bay Psalm Book. It was the first book printed in British North America. In 1642, the first Harvard commencement was held. Local militia strengthened the defenses during tensions with Native tribes.

In 1650, Harvard College was granted formal, legal recognition. In 1654, land surveys were conducted for expanding farms. In 1655, new roads were built to connect Cambridge to surrounding settlements. In 1660, a second building of the First Parish Meeting House was built.

In 1662, the Great Bridge was built over the Charles River. In 1663, John Eliot's Algonquin-language Bible was published in Cambridge. It was the first translation of the Christian Bible into an indigenous American language. In 1673, a new meetinghouses was constructed.

In 1681, the Cooper–Frost–Austin House was built by Samuel Cooper. In 1685, the Hooper–Lee–Nichols House was built by Dr. Richard Hooper. In 1688, the Cambridge Village separated from the Town of Cambridge, and was later renamed Newton.

In 1692, the town is affected by the social turmoil of the Salem Witch Trials. Cambridge was listed as one of the 39 towns in Massachusetts where people were accused of witchcraft. The hysteria, driven by "afflicted" girls, spread beyond Essex County.

In 1700, around 1500 people lived in the town. In 1705, local roads linking Cambridge with Boston and Watertown were improved for carts and horse travel. In 1720, the Harvard's Massachusetts Hall was built.

In 1727, the William Brattle House was built. William Brattle was a Harvard graduate, a loyalist, politician, lawyer, militia officer, and a slaveowner.

In 1750, the Abraham Watson House was built. Abraham Watson was a dedicated patriot who took an active role in the American Revolution. He was also involved in many local affairs, and was highly regarded in the community.

In 1753, the first house to the Waterhouse family was built. Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse later become a physician and Harvard professor. In 1759, the Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House (The Longfellow House) was built. John Vassall Jr. was the owner of a slave-labor sugar plantation in Hanover, Jamaica.

In 1761, the Christ Church was built. In 1767, the Elmwood was built for Thomas Oliver, a wealthy Loyalist and the last Royal Lieutenant Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The house is also known as the Oliver-Gerry-Lowell House.

In 1775, Cambridge became headquarters of the American war effort during the Siege of Boston. Fort Washington was built by soldiers of the Continental Army under the orders of George Washington.

In 1783, the Harvard Medical School was founded by Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse. In 1782, Harvard Medical School was founded. In 1793, the West Boston Bridge (the Longfellow Bridge) was built. In 1796, the Fresh Pond Hotel was built.

In 1800, William Hilliard established his printing business with a new press and types. Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse, a physician and Harvard professor introduced the smallpox vaccine to the United States. He vaccinated his own children to prove the safety of the vaccine.

In 1804, the Cambridge County Gaol (jail) was established. In 1805, Harvard Botanic Garden was established. The Asa Ellis House was built. In 1807, the Opposition House was built. It was built in a single night by Judge Francis Dana and a group of men to block the planned construction of Harvard Street. The Sarah Orne House was built by John Orne as a store.

In 1808, the Larches was built by William Gray, a merchant, as a summer house. The Dexter Pratt House was built. He was a blacksmith who served as the inspiration for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's famous 1840 poem, "The Village Blacksmith".

In 1809, Craigie's Bridge (Canal Bridge) opened between Cambridge and Boston.

In 1810, the Margaret Fuller house was built. Margaret Fuller was a journalist, editor, critic, and probably the first major U.S. feminist. The Asa Gray House was built for the zoologist William Dandridge Peck. Asa Gray later bought the house. He was often called the Father of American Botany. He was a Harvard professor, and established the university's Herbarium and Botanical Garden

In 1815, 1815: Harvard's University Hall was completed. In 1817, Harvard Law School was founded. East Cambridge Jail was constructed. In 1818, the New England Glass Company was founded. In 1822, the Josiah Coolidge House was built. Josiah Coolidge was a prominent farmer.

In 1823, the Dana-Palmer House was built. Richard Henry Dana Sr. was a poet, critic, and lawyer. The Andrew Newman house was built. He was a ropemaker. In 1824, the James Barnes House was built. In 1826, Frederic Tudor and Nathaniel Wyeth began with large-scale ice harvesting.

In 1831, residential neighborhoods began forming around Harvard. The Josiah Mason Jr. House was built. Josiah Mason was a merchant and politician who served as Cambridge selectman and in the state legislature. The Mount Auburn Cemetery was built.

In 1832, a fire department established. In 1833, the Beck-Warren House was built. Charles Beck was a Professor of Latin at Harvard. In 1838, The Treadwell-Sparks House was built. Daniel Treadwell was a Harvard Professor, and an inventor who invented a hemp-spinning machine for the production of cordage, and a method of constructing cannon from wrought iron and steel.

In 1839, the Ephraim Atwood House was built. Ephraim Atwood was one of the incorporators and shareholders of the Buckfield Branch Railroad Company. He was involved in many regional industrial and infrastructure investments. The Ivory Sands House was built. Ivory and his brothers John and Hiram were all brickmakers. It was the first of four brick houses built by the brothers.

In 1840, the Maria Baldwin House was built by carpenter Alvaro Blodgett. Maria Louise Baldwin was an African American educator, civil rights activist, and community leader. She was one of the first Black female principal in the state. The Luther Brooks House was built.

In 1841, social reformer Dorothea Dix began to investigate prison conditions at the East Cambridge jail which led to national prison reform campaigns. The John Wyeth House was built. John Wyeth was a printer, publisher, and bookseller. He established the Oracle of Dauphin newspaper in Harrisburg.

In 1842, the Catholic parish St. John the Evangelist was established. In 1843, the Sears Tower–Harvard Observatory was built. In 1844, the Second Waterhouse House was built by Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse.

In 1845, the Building at 1707–1709 Cambridge Street, and the Building at 1715–1717 Cambridge Street were built. The North Avenue Congregational Church was built.

In 1846, Cambridge was officially incorporated as a city. The John Aborn House was built. The Frederick Billings House was built by Joshua Fernald as a speculative, early example of a Bracketed-Italianate style home for the developing neighborhood. The Sara Foster Colburn House was built. The W. A. Mason House was built. William Albert Mason was a civil engineer, surveyor, and city engineer. The Stickney-Shepard House was built. Nathaniel Stickney was a lumber dealer and wharf operator.

In 1848, the Deane-Williams House was built. Charles Deane was a merchant, historian, and antiquarian known for his extensive research into early American history and colonial records. The Hiram Sands House was built. He was the second generation of Sands family brickmakers, operating during the industry's peak in Cambridge. The Wyeth Brickyard Superintendent's House was built by by Nathaniel Wyeth.

In 1849, the he E. H. Brabrook House was built. Ezra Brabrook was a furniture dealer and manufacturer. In 1850, the Almshouse was built. (The site of the International School of Boston's main campus). In 1851, Christ the King Presbyterian Church was built.

In 1853, the George Gale House was built. George Gale owned a lumberyard. The Albert Vinal House was built. Albert Vinal was businessman, a real estate developer and a dealer in lumber, wood, and coal.

In 1856, horse-drawn streetcar lines, linking Cambridge to Boston, was completed. The Anna Day House was built. Mary Anna Day was a botanist, librarian, and a key figure at Harvard University's Gray Herbarium.

In 1859, a police department was organized. In 1861, many Cambridge residents responded to President Lincoln's call for volunteers to participate in the American Civil War. The Francis J. Child House was built. He served as a Harvard professor for 45 years.

In 1862, the 200-year-old Great Bridge, over the Charles River, was rebuilt. In 1867, the construction of the St. Mary of the Annunciation was completed. The Alpheus Mead House was built. Alpheus Mead was a butcher. In 1869, the Old Cambridge Baptist Church was inaugurated.

In 1872, the Hooper-Eliot House was built. Edward William Hooper served as the treasurer of Harvard College, and during the Civil War, he was a Union captain, and a military governor in the South Carolina Sea Islands.

In 1873, the William Dean Howells House was built. William Dean Howells was a realist author, critic, and the editor of The Atlantic Monthly. Author Mark Twain, and U.S. President James Garfield, visited William Dean Howells in this house. The Littlefield-Roberts House was built. Joseph Littlefield was an inventor and manufacturer recognized for creating and patenting the Littlefield's Patent Food Press and Strainer.

In 1875, the construction of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church was completed. (Some parts were added many years later). The American Net and Twine Company Factory was built. The company was the first in the U.S. to produce fishing nets made from cotton instead of hemp.

In 1876, the construction of the Sanders Theatre was completed. In 1877, the William F. Bradbury House was built. William Frothingham Bradbury was an educator, author, and headmaster of Cambridge High School and later the Cambridge Latin School. The William Cook House was built.

In 1878, the Edward Dodge House was built. Edward Dodge was a lawyer. In 1883, the Lowell School house was built. In 1884, the Austin Hall, a classroom building of the Harvard Law School, was completed. The Edmund Reardon house was built. He was a banker, businessman, and civic leader and is recognized as the oldest active banker in the U.S. at the time of his death, 102 years old.

In 1887, the Stanstead apartment building was built. In 1888, the Cambridge Public Library was built. St. James Episcopal Church was built. The J. A. Wood House was built. James A. Wood was a lumber dealer.

In 1889, a City Hall was built. The Edwin Abbot House was built. Edwin Abbot was a lawyer, railway executive, and businessman in the city. The Blake and Knowles Steam Pump Company House was built.

In 1890, electric streetcars were replacing horse-drawn streetcars. In 1891, the R.H. Farwell House was built. In 1893, the E. E. Cummings House was built for Edward E. Cummings, a professor at Harvard and a local pastor. His son, E. E. Cummings (Edward Estlin Cummings), became a renowned American poet, painter, and playwright.

In 1894, the Isaac McLean House was built. Isaac McLean was a businessman, politician, and builder. He served as a member of the Cambridge board of aldermen, a state legislator, and a trustee of the Municipal hospital.

In 1895, the Athenaeum Press building was completed. It was a printing factory. The DeRosay-McNamee House was built. The DeRosay family brick manufacturers who reopened the former McCrehan and Neagle brickyard. They pioneered modern, year-round brick manufacturing techniques in the area.

In 1897, the Second Cambridge Savings Bank Building was built by the Cambridge Savings Bank. In 1900, the Theodore W. Richards house was built. Theodore William Richards was physical chemist and the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1914).

In 1900, there were 91,886 people living in the city. In 1901, the Swedenborg Chapel was built. The Church of the New Jerusalem was built. In 1902, the St. Anthony's Church was dedicated. In 1903, the Cambridge Sentinel newspaper was in print, and the Busch-Reisinger Museum opened at Harvard. The Beth Israel Synagogue was built.

In 1904, the Taylor Square Firehouse was built. In 1905, the Cambridge Historical Society was founded. In 1906, the Longfellow Bridge opened. In 1907, the St. Hedwig's Church was established. In 1908, the composer Leroy Anderson was born in the city. In 1909, the Lesley University was founded by Edith Lesley to train kindergarten teachers.

In 1910, Harvard Extension School was founded. The Reginald A. Daly House was built. Reginald Aldworth Daly was a geologist and professor at Harvard University. In 1912, the George D. Birkhoff House was built. George David Birkhoff was a teacher at Harvard.

In 1915, the John Winthrop Chambers, also known as the Brooks Apartments, was built. In 1916, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) moved from Boston to Cambridge. The Alewife Brook Parkway, a short parkway in Cambridge and Somerville, was constructed.

In 1920, the Percy W. Bridgman House was built. He was a Nobel Prize-winning American physicist and Harvard professor. In 1926, the Harvard Square Theatre was built. In 1933, the Shell Oil Company Sign was built. The Clifton Merriman Post Office Building was built.

In 1936, the Conventual Church of St. Mary and St. John was built. In 1937, Edwin Land and George Wheelwright III founded the Polaroid Corporation, which revolutionized photography with instant, self-developing cameras.

In 1953, the Brattle Theatre opened. In 1955, the construction of Kresge Auditorium was completed. In 1968, major protests occur at Harvard against the Vietnam War. In 1969, the Orson Welles Cinema opened. In 1970, the actor Matt Damon was born in the city. In 1975, Muhammad Ali spoke to a crowded Burden Auditorium at Harvard University.

In 1990, the CambridgeSide shopping mall opened. In 1999, Radcliffe College formally merged into Harvard as the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Zipcar was founded and introduced one of the world's first large-scale car-sharing services. Zipcar began its operations locally before expanding internationally.

In 2003, Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis established a major research headquarters in Cambridge. In 2004, the Community Charter School of Cambridge opened. The social networking platform Facebook was founded and launched at Harvard. Initially it was limited to university students. The Ray and Maria Stata Center opened at MIT. The Agassiz School in Cambridge was officially renamed the Maria L. Baldwin School in her honor.

In 2006, the marketing-software startup HubSpot was founded. In 2007, the Microsoft New England Research and Development Center opened. In 2008, the Central Square Theater opened. Google opened a major engineering office in the city. In 2009, grocery chain Trader Joe's opened a store.

In 2023, the Shooting of Sayed Faisal occured when Cambridge police fatally shoot a 20-year-old Bangladeshi-American student during a confrontation. The incident sparked community protests and called for police reform.

In 2026, there were 118,796 people living in the city.