Fresh Pond Hotel

Infobox_nrhp | name =Fresh Pond Hotel
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caption =
location= Cambridge, Massachusetts
lat_degrees = 42
lat_minutes = 22
lat_seconds = 58.5
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 71
long_minutes = 8
long_seconds = 27.7
long_direction = W
locmapin = Massachusetts
area =
built =1796
architect= Walton,John; Moore,Joseph
architecture= Greek Revival, Federal
added = April 13, 1982
governing_body = Private
mpsub=Cambridge MRA
refnum=82001940cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Fresh Pond Hotel is an historic former hotel at 234 Lakeview Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

History

It was built in 1796 by Jacob Wyeth. Jacob was a graduate of Harvard, Class of 1792, and on 20 Sept 1796 he bought 8 acres from his father bordering on Fresh Pond and erected the "Fresh Pond Hotel" which was a popular resort. He managed the hotel until he accumulated a large estate and he retired from active business, and leased the hotel to his nephew, Jonas Wyeth, who also retired with a satisfactory fortune about 1840. Jacob Wyeth resided on the estate until 14 Jan 1857, when he died at nearly 93 years of age. In 1892 the hotel was moved from its original location at Fresh Pond to 234 Lakeview Avenue. The building was added to the National Historic Register in 1982.

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