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  • $7,753,100

    68 Sparks St, Cambridge, MA 02138

    7beds
    5,678sqft
    SingleFamily
    Built in 1864
    10,018 Square Feet Lot
    $7,753,100 Zestimate®
    $1,365/sqft
    $8,967 Estimated rent

    Home value

    $7,753,100

    $6.82M - $8.76M

    $8,967/mo

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    What's special

    Close to Harvard Square. Sunny 1894 Victorian on level lot on sought-after residential street offers grace, beauty, luxury of space. Front entrance opens to handsome foyer and grand 33' living room with gorgeous Corinthian fluted columns, marble fireplace, large bay window, three exposures. Distinctive high ceilings, handsome moldings, hardwood floors, oversized windows. Dining room, lined with bookshelves, has bay window, marble fireplace. Spacious kitchen opens to deck. Light-filled cathedral-ceiling family room with wood burning stove. Laundry room and half-bath. Up beautiful period stairs to second floor, there is 22' master bedroom with bath en suite, three other bedrooms, another full bath. Third floor has four additional good-size bedrooms, study, full bath. All bedrooms on both floors have two exposures. On lower level, there are two more bedrooms, recreation room, full bath. Two-car garage plus parking for two cars. Not on market in sixty-four years!

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    Facts & features

    Interior

    Bedrooms & bathrooms
    • Bedrooms: 7
    • Bathrooms: 5
    • Full bathrooms: 4
    • 1/2 bathrooms: 1
    Heating
    • Other, Gas
    Features
    • Basement: Unfinished
    • Has fireplace: Yes
    Interior area
    • Total interior livable area: 5,678 sqft

    Property

    Parking
    • Parking features: Carport
    Features
    • Exterior features: Wood
    Lot
    • Size: 10,018 sqft
    Details
    • Parcel number: CAMBM00223L00019

    Construction

    Type & style
    • Home type: SingleFamily
    Materials
    • Roof: Asphalt
    Condition
    • Year built: 1864

    Community & neighborhood

    Location
    • Region: Cambridge

    Other

    Other facts
    • Construction: Frame
    • Electric Feature: Circuit Breakers
    • Exterior: Clapboard
    • Flooring: Tile, Hardwood, Pine
    • Master Bath: Yes
    • Roof Material: Asphalt/Fiberglass Shingles
    • Hot Water: Natural Gas, Tank
    • Utility Connections: For Gas Range
    • Terms Feature: Contract For Deed
    • Bed2 Level: Second Floor
    • Bed3 Level: Second Floor
    • Bed4 Level: Second Floor
    • Bth1 Level: First Floor
    • Heating: Hot Water Baseboard, Gas, Hot Water Radiators, Steam
    • Mbr Level: Second Floor
    • Din Level: First Floor
    • Bth2 Level: Second Floor
    • Bth2 Dscrp: Bathroom - Full
    • Garage Parking: Detached
    • Bth3 Level: Second Floor
    • Style: Victorian
    • Din Dscrp: Fireplace
    • Bth3 Dscrp: Bathroom - Full
    • Bth1 Dscrp: Bathroom - Half
    • Bed5 Level: Third Floor
    • Basement Feature: Full, Partially Finished, Interior Access, Concrete Floor, Bulkhead
    • Lead Paint: Unknown
    • Foundation: Fieldstone, Granite, Brick
    • Laundry Level: First Floor
    • Liv Dscrp: Fireplace
    • Road Type: Public
    • Sf Type: Detached
    • Lot Description: Other (see Remarks)

    Price history

    DateEventPrice
    5/30/2018Sold$5,050,000+26.3%$889/sqft
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    3/31/2018Listed for sale$4,000,000$704/sqft
    Source: Compass #72294837 Report a problem
    3/31/2018Pending sale$4,000,000$704/sqft
    Source: Compass #72294837 Report a problem
    3/18/2018Listed for sale$4,000,000$704/sqft
    Source: Compass #72294837 Report a problem

    Public tax history

    YearProperty taxesTax assessment
    2025$48,470 +11.6%$7,633,100 +4%
    2024$43,431 +11.6%$7,336,300 +10.4%
    2023$38,924 +10.2%$6,642,400 +11.3%
    2022$35,327 +12.9%$5,967,400 +11.6%
    2021$31,295 +54.5%$5,349,500 +51.8%
    2020$20,262 +6.6%$3,523,900 +10.2%
    2019$19,003 -2.7%$3,199,100 +3.1%
    2018$19,524 +1.7%$3,103,900 +4.9%
    2017$19,198 +3.1%$2,958,100 +11.1%
    2016$18,617 -2.9%$2,663,400 +8.6%
    2015$19,172 -4.6%$2,451,600 +2.2%
    2014$20,103 -5.2%$2,398,900 -2.1%
    2013$21,210 +4.2%$2,449,200 +2%
    2012$20,359 +7.7%$2,400,800 +3.6%
    2011$18,903 +1.4%$2,316,500 -4.1%
    2010$18,646 +2.1%$2,415,300
    2009$18,260 +2.2%$2,415,300 -0.5%
    2008$17,859 -4%$2,426,500 -2.4%
    2007$18,604 -2.5%$2,487,200 -3.8%
    2006$19,074 -9.6%$2,584,600 -4.7%
    2005$21,103 +22.3%$2,712,500 +20%
    2004$17,252 +15.6%$2,261,100 +10%
    2003$14,923 +5.6%$2,055,500 +5%
    2002$14,134 +21.6%$1,957,600 +62.3%
    2000$11,628 $1,206,200
    1999-- $1,206,200

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    Neighborhood: West Cambridge

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