A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the Final Landmark Designation Report for the Nathaniel Stickney House at 45 Mt. Auburn Street. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR AL-ZUBI IN COUNCIL JANUARY 12, 2026

CAMBRIDGE HISTORICAL COMMISSION 831 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd Fl., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Telephone: [phone removed] E-mail: histcomm@cambridgema.gov URL: https://www.cambridgema.gov/historic Chandra Harrington, Chair; Elizabeth Lyster, Vice Chair; Charles Sullivan, Executive Director Joseph V. Ferrara, Gavin W. Kleespies, Paula A. Paris, Kyle Sheffield, Yuting Zhang, Members Florrie Darwin, Scott Kyle, Michael Rogove, Alternates December 1, 2025 To: Yi-An Huang, City Manager From: Charles Sullivan, Executive Director Re: Final Landmark Designation Report, 45 Mt. Auburn Street I am transmitting the Final Landmark Designation Report for the Nathanel Stickney House at 45 Mt. Auburn Street with the Historical Commission’s recommendation to the City Council that the property be designated as a Cambridge Landmark under Ch. 2.78, Art. II of the City Code. The Nathaniel Stickney House, constructed in 1846, is significant as a rare extant wood-frame residence in Harvard Square. It is also significant for its association with Nathaniel Stickney, a prominent lumber dealer and wharf operator, and with the clubs and dormitories of Harvard’s Gold Coast. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing resource in the Harvard Square Historic District, established in 1988, and it is included in the Harvard Square Conservation District established in 2000. The designation, which can be accomplished by a simple majority vote adopting the attached Order, recognizes the development potential of the site. It will maintain current protection for the publicly visible exterior of the Nathaniel Stickney House from inappropriate alterations. The proposed designation offers approval in principle for removal of the ell and one-story brick addition as well as relocation of the house to the corner of DeWolfe Street to accommodate new construction, which would be subject to binding review as to size and shape as well as exterior appearance and materials. The Nathaniel Stickney House would then become Cambridge’s 44th designated landmark. Attachment