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Building / Landmark · 1891
R.H. Farwell House
An 1891 house in the residential blocks northwest of Porter Square, part of the Victorian streetcar-suburb fabric of upper Cambridge.
What does R.H. Farwell House reveal about the city?
An 1891 house in the residential blocks northwest of Porter Square, part of the Victorian streetcar-suburb fabric of upper Cambridge.
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