A magnificent example of the Shingle style at its height, the home seems little changed since it was built in 1888. The walls, ceilings, floors, and staircases, covered with nine types of irreplaceable virgin wood, are pristine. The stained glass, which along the north wall of the entry hall is the largest such window in Cambridge, remains brightly colored. The tiny library, with windows onto the front porch, and the two adjacent living rooms are majestic. Carved details are everywhere, from the built-in cabinets to the stairway newel posts, the ceilings to the grand terra cotta fireplace in the entry hall. The light fixtures, some of wrought-iron and hand-blown glass, were fitted for both gas and electric, because it was unclear back then whether that electricity fad would hold. The laundry room has four soapstone sinks next to a giant, built-in copper-topped pot used for boiling laundry. The kitchen, though, looks like as if it were last touched in the 1970s, and all the bathrooms need to be updated — they still have their original fittings.

There is also a 2,800-square-foot carriage house, still with its stables and hooks for tack, though it might not be suitable for parking anything heavier than horse-drawn carriages. Listing brokers are John Petrowsky and Christian Jones of Hammond Residential.