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Langmaid Terrace is a historic apartment complex at 359—365 Broadway in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts. The architecturally eclectic brick building was built in 1891 by the heirs of Samuel P. Langmaid, a local landowner. The Langmaid family was also responsible for the
Langmaid Building The Langmaid Building is a historic multiunit residence building in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. The brick rowhouse was one of several Second Empire multiunit buildings built in the late 1870s and early 1880s by Samuel Langmaid and other membe ...
on Highland Avenue. The architect was
J. Pickering Putnam J. Pickering Putnam (April 3, 1847 – February 23, 1917) also known as J.P. Putnam or John Pickering Putnam, was an American architect and designer who "pioneered the concept of the modern apartment building."Erin L. Pipkin. "Striking in Its Promis ...
of Boston. The building is Queen Anne in inspiration with multiple roof lines, gables, and towers of varying heights and styles. Dormers project from the mansard roof, faced with stepped brick. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Since 2009, the end unit at 365 Broadway has received notice as the residence of Barack Obama from 1988 to 1991 while he attended
Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (Harvard Law or HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest continuously operating law school in the United States. Each class ...
. In 2021, a granite marker commemorating Obama's residency was placed in the front garden area, deemed the President Obama Rose Garden At Winter Hill, MA.


See also

* National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerville, Massachusetts


References

Apartment buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Somerville, Massachusetts {{SomervilleMA-NRHP-stub