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Building / Landmark · 1727
William Brattle House
Georgian house of 1727 built for William Brattle, the Loyalist general who fled Cambridge in 1774; one of the Tory Row estates that gave Brattle Street its name.
What does William Brattle House reveal about the city?
Georgian house of 1727 built for William Brattle, the Loyalist general who fled Cambridge in 1774; one of the Tory Row estates that gave Brattle Street its name.
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