George D. Birkhoff House

Infobox_nrhp | name =George D. Birkhoff House
nrhp_type =nhl


caption =
location= 22 Craigie, Cambridge, Massachusetts
lat_degrees = 42
lat_minutes = 22
lat_seconds = 41.49
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 71
long_minutes = 7
long_seconds = 42.24
long_direction = W
locmapin = Massachusetts
area =
built =1912
architect= Unknown
architecture= Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other
designated=January 15, 1975cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1532&ResourceType=Building
title=George D. Birkhoff House |accessdate=2008-07-12|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = May 15, 1975cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=75000295The George D. Birkhoff House is a historic house located at 22 Craigie Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is a National Historic Landmark.

The house is notable for its associations with former resident Dr. George David Birkhoff, an eminent mathematician and Harvard University professor. Birkhoff solved the Poincare's last theorem problem.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/75000295.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: George D. Birkhoff Residence / 22 Craigie] |32 KB|date=March, 1975 |author=James Sheire |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/75000295.pdf "Accompanying one photo, exterior, from 1975"] |32 KB]

See also

* List of National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts
* List of Registered Historic Places in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

References