Waterhouse House - Cambridge, MA
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N 42° 22.664 W 071° 07.310
19T E 325314 N 4693897
Gideon Frost built this home in 1753, and lived in by Benjamin Waterhouse, who was the first professor of medicine at Harvard College.
Waymark Code: WMYV1H
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 07/25/2018
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In Cambridge, facing Cambridge Common, is the Waterhouse house, which has a blue plaque firmly attached to a white picket fence in front of a house.
The building is located along Waterhouse Street, near the intersection with Garden Street. The plaque is located near the gate to the front entrance.
The plaque is oval in shape and is colored blue. On the plaque is the following text:
"Waterhouse House
Built by patriot Gideon Frost
Home of Benjamin Waterhouse
1st Harvard professor of medicine
Introducer of smallpox vaccine
1753"
Blue Plaque managing agency: Cambridge Historical Society
Individual Recognized: Gideon Frost and Benjamin Waterhouse
Physical Address:
6 Waterhouse Street
Cambridge, MA United States of America
02134
Web Address: [Web Link]
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