At the time of the house's construction the younger Howe had not yet begun her education at MIT, and it was designed by the noted firm of Cabot & Chandler.

[3] The house is principally significant for its association with Howe, one of the first female graduates of the architectural program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the first woman made fellow of the American Institute of Architects.

[3] Howe initially lived in the house with her mother and sisters.

[3] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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