9 Orchard Street

Taxes: $12,586 (2025)

About this home

This 1860 front-gabled Cambridge house with Greek Revival elements sits in Porter Square. Morning light moves across a garden designed by Soren DeNiord, through floor-to-ceiling sliders, and onto decorative hardwood floors with perimeter inlay. A banistered staircase curves up from the entry, with sightlines reaching to the kitchen beyond. The living and dining rooms connect, with the living room spilling into a 1981 addition centered on a cast iron wood-burning stove. Eleven rooms unfold across three levels: three bedrooms and an artist’s studio on the second floor; two more bedrooms under a finished attic with skylights, built-in bookcases, and a rope-handled stair. A bamboo fence encloses a garden room for repose, with a silver maple and an Asian magnolia. Gas-fired forced hot air, central AC, and an on-demand water heater were installed in 2014, along with a full basement fortification. Kitchen and baths await a new owner’s vision. Close by: Davis Square and the MBTA Redline

Property details

Sewer

Private

Style

Greek Revival

Water

City/Town Water

Cooling

Central Air

Heating

Forced Air, Hot Air Gravity

Type

Detached

Flooring

Tile, Hardwood

Road type

Public

Appliances

Range, Dishwasher, Refrigerator

Master Bath

No

Construction

Aluminum

Roof

Aluminum

Lot

Fenced/Enclosed, Level

Parking

Attached

Basement

Full, Bulkhead

Electric

200 Amps

Exterior

Patio, Professional Landscaping, Fenced Yard, Garden Area

Interior

Walk-up Attic, French Doors