Cambridge Common

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historic site public park urban park

Cambridge Common is a historic public park in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for its role in the American Revolutionary War and as a central civic gathering space.

Aliases (1)

Cambridge Common Historic District ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic site → public park → urban park →
associatedWithCity	Cambridge, Massachusetts →
associatedWithEvent	American Civil War commemorations → American Revolutionary War →
associatedWithPerson	George Washington →
category	American Revolutionary War sites → Historic districts in Massachusetts → National Register of Historic Places in Cambridge, Massachusetts → Parks in Cambridge, Massachusetts →
continent	North America →
country	United States of America →
hasFeature	historic markers → memorials → open lawns → playground → trees → walking paths →
hasHeritageDesignation	U.S. National Historic Landmark District (as part of Cambridge Common Historic District) → listed on the National Register of Historic Places →
hasMonument	Civil War memorial → George Washington statue → Irish Famine Memorial → Puritan settler memorials →
hasNearby	Harvard University → Harvard Yard → Old Cambridge Historic District →
hasTransportationAccess	Harvard MBTA Red Line station nearby →
historicalUse	militia training ground → mustering area during the American Revolutionary War →
knownFor	central civic gathering space → role in the American Revolutionary War →
locatedIn	Harvard Square area → Middlesex County, Massachusetts →
location	Cambridge, Massachusetts →
NRHPType	historic district →
operator	City of Cambridge →
partOf	City of Cambridge park system →
publicAccess	open to the public →
region	New England →
usedFor	community events → political demonstrations → public gatherings → recreation →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cambridge city center → Cambridge, Massachusetts →	hasLandmark
Cambridge city center → City of Cambridge park system →	hasPart
George Washington statue (Cambridge Common) →	location
U.S. National Historic Landmark District (as part of Cambridge Common Historic District) ("Cambridge Common Historic District") →	partOf