Tory Row
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Tory Row is a historic stretch of Brattle Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for its grand 18th-century mansions once owned by wealthy Loyalists during the American Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tory Row canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
ⓘ
street segment ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Brattle Street Historic District
ⓘ
surface form:
Brattle Street mansions
|
| associatedWithEvent |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution
|
| associatedWithGroup |
Loyalists
ⓘ
Tory families ⓘ wealthy merchants ⓘ |
| city |
CAMBRIDGE
ⓘ
surface form:
Cambridge
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
example of colonial elite housing
ⓘ
symbol of Loyalist presence in New England ⓘ |
| eraOfConstruction | pre-Revolutionary War period ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType |
mansion
ⓘ
single-family residence ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
grand residential architecture
ⓘ
large estates ⓘ tree-lined street ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | listed as part of a historic district ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
18th-century mansions
ⓘ
association with Loyalists during the American Revolution ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brattle Street
ⓘ
Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| near |
Harvard Square
ⓘ
Harvard University ⓘ |
| partOf | Brattle Street Historic District ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| streetType | residential street segment ⓘ |
| tourism | local heritage tourism destination ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.