Maria Baldwin House
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The Maria Baldwin House is a National Historic Landmark
located at 196 Prospect Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
, USA. It is a private home, and not open to the public.
The house is the northern half of a 19th-century two-family house, notable for its associations with educator Maria Louise Baldwin
(1856–1922). It was her home when she served as the first female African-American principal in a Massachusetts school at Cambridge's Agassiz Grammar School (from 1916 onwards). As master, she supervised 12 teachers, all white, who presided over a 98% white student body. The Agassiz School has since been renamed the Maria Baldwin School in her honor.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
in 1976.
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
located at 196 Prospect Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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...
, USA. It is a private home, and not open to the public.
The house is the northern half of a 19th-century two-family house, notable for its associations with educator Maria Louise Baldwin
Maria Louise Baldwin
Maria Louise Baldwin was an African American educator and civic leader born in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Baldwin was born to Peter L. and Mary E. Baldwin, and received all of her education in Cambridge’s schools...
(1856–1922). It was her home when she served as the first female African-American principal in a Massachusetts school at Cambridge's Agassiz Grammar School (from 1916 onwards). As master, she supervised 12 teachers, all white, who presided over a 98% white student body. The Agassiz School has since been renamed the Maria Baldwin School in her honor.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1976.
See also
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts
- List of Registered Historic Places in Middlesex County, Massachusetts