Historic home near Harvard Square

Steeped in history, the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House (built c. 1685) sits on a charming enclave along prestigious Brattle Street, once known as "Tory Row." Set back from the road, the house is graced by a curated tapestry of native plantings, meticulously tended by the Cambridge Plant & Garden Club. Amenities and Available Spaces - Off-street parking for up to five cars - Wifi in all spaces Bosphorus Room This room is one of the two oldest in the house; recent dendrochronology dates the main support beam below this room to 1685. The wallpaper, installed in 1856, was printed by the leading Parisian scenic wallpaper company, Joseph Dufour et Cie, and depicts scenes of the Bosphorus in Turkey. - Table seating for up to 12 - Ideal holding room or lunch area - Adjacent to Chandler Room Chandler Room Joseph Everett Chandler, an early specialist in preservation architecture, extensively remodeled the house in 1916–17. Chandler planned the room to represent the house’s earliest Colonial architecture. He laid down a brick floor when he found original bricks under nineteenth-century flooring and repaired the huge fireplace, whose chimney stack may date from 1717. The dark, beaded wood paneling, small windows, heavy posts, and primitive woodwork are signature elements of an early twentieth-century Colonial Revival style room. - Natural light from 3 side windows - No air handlers in the room - Brick floors - Adjacent restroom East Parlor Records suggest that this room and the one above it were part of a separate house brought here in 1716 as an addition to the original structure. It has had many alterations since that time and now features Georgian and Federal-style elements. - Works well as a reception room/coat rack space Kitchen - Available for filming rentals only - Fridge with filtered water and ice machine - Tea kettle and Keurig coffee maker - Seating for five - Access to driveway Grounds - Off-street parking for up to 5 cars