James B. Barnes House
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The James B. Barnes House is an historic house located at 109 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
. The house was built in 1824 for an English glassmaker employed at the New England Glass Company
, and added to the National Historic Register in 1982. It was previously located at 200 Monsignor O'Brien Highway, but was moved in 1984.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
. The house was built in 1824 for an English glassmaker employed at the New England Glass Company
New England Glass Company
The New England Glass Company of Cambridge, Massachusetts, was established by "Amos Binney, Edmund Munroe, Daniel Hastings, and Deming Jarves ... on February 16, 1818. It produced both blown and pressed glass objects in a variety of ... colors, which had engraved, cut, etched, and gilded decorations...
, and added to the National Historic Register in 1982. It was previously located at 200 Monsignor O'Brien Highway, but was moved in 1984.