Mid-Cambridge in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Wadsworth House

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 28, 2023

1. Wadsworth House Marker

Inscription.
Titus & Venus
Lived and worked here as enslaved persons in the household of President Benjamin Wadsworth (1725-1737)

Juba & Bilhah
Lived and worked here as enslaved persons in the household of President Edward Holyoke (1737-1769)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Colonial Era • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1725.

Location. 42° 22.405′ N, 71° 7.09′ W. Marker is in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is in Mid-Cambridge. It can be reached from Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A) east of Dunster Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1341 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA 02138, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Boston.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Nathaniel Eaton & Edward Goffe Houses (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Wadsworth House (a few steps from this marker); Thomas Shepard (within shouting distance of this marker); Fourth Meeting House (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph McKean (within shouting distance of this marker); Indian College (within shouting distance of this

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marker); The McKean Gate (within shouting distance of this marker); To Harvard University students faculty staff alumni… (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cambridge.

Additional keywords. enslaved labor

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 28, 2023

2. Wadsworth House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 448 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 2, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.