8 Highland Street
8 Highland Street, Cambridge MA 02138
Sold for $7,200,000
An 1890’s Shingle-style Victorian, 8 Highland Street is a glorious house with amazing light and a beautiful setting on one of Cambridge’s best streets. Designed by renowned architects Hartwell and Richardson, and later restored by This Old House host Bob Vila for his family, it is expansive yet cozy. Balancing its original architectural character with modern comforts, the formal spaces on the main floor give way to a large welcoming kitchen, exquisitely restored windows ground every room and a large skylit family room makes perfect use of the former attic. The primary suite has 2 dressing rooms with private bathrooms, and 5 additional bedrooms each with its own bathroom. There is a wow factor to living on Highland Street - with its beautiful houses knitted together with mature trees and manicured grounds - it defines serenity. And being close to Harvard Square and Huron Village, this special house has a unique combination of style, quality, history, and location, making it a wonderful place to call home!
Property Details
Interior
Size: 5,878 square feet (measured)
Rooms: 12
Bedrooms: 6
Bathrooms: 8 full & 1 half (primary suite has 2 bathrooms each with a dressing room)
Fireplaces: 6 (living room fireplace last used and cleaned in 2020)
Exterior
Lot Size: 8,107 square feet
Material: Wood shingles (painted in 2021)
Roof: Wood Shingle (2008)
Windows: Restored original windows with storms (1996)
Irrigation: Sprinkler system
Outdoors: Enclosed yard with 3 decks, patio & professionally landscaped garden
Parking: 3 parking spaces in a heated driveway
Systems
Heat: Combination of forced warm air, 4 zones, and radiant heat, 6 zones. (boilers 2006)
Cooling: Central air, 4 zones (1996)
Hot Water: 2 tanks (2006)
Electric: Circuit breakers
Laundry: On the second floor; second hook up in the basement
Security: Security system
Other
Year Built: 1897 (gut renovation in 1996)
Taxes: $32,939.95 w/o residential exemption, $30,485.75 w/ residential exemption
Disclosures
Power lines have been removed from exterior photos; one oven is not functioning; water filtration and softening system are not in use.
