81 Orchard St Cambridge, MA 02140 / 1329

(UPDATED: 09/12/2025)
Property Report

Information about property on 81 Orchard St, Cambridge MA, 02140-1329. Find out owner contacts, building history, price, neighborhood at Homemetry Address Directory.

Property Details

This near thirty-four hundred square feet property offers ELEVEN rooms including five bedrooms and two and half bathrooms.

Facts

  • Built in 1896
  • Lot size 3,792 sqft
  • Floor size 3,400 sqft
  • Construction Brick
  • Rooms 11
  • Bedrooms 5
  • Bathrooms 2,5
  • Stories 3 story with attic and basement
  • Style Other
  • Basement Full Basement
  • Heating & Cooling
  • Heat type Forced air unit
  • Exterior Home Features
  • Exterior material Wood
  • Exterior walls Wood Siding
  • Roof type Asphalt
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Misc

  • Units 2

Listing info

  • Last sold Mar 1978 for $53,000

Features

  • Fireplace

Householders and Tenants for 81 Orchard St, Cambridge MA

Units - Who lives at 81 Orchard St, Cambridge MA

#1Caroline L Clark 02140-1329

Cost estimate history

YearTaxAssessmentMarket
2014 $7,017 $837,300 N/A
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Building Permits

To date, we have no information about building permits in 2025
Dec 3, 2015
  • Permit #: EXC-035006-2015
Jul 20, 2015
  • Parcel #: 180-10
  • Permit #: GAS-029185-2015
Jul 20, 2015
  • Parcel #: 180-10
  • Permit #: PLMB-029183-2015
Jul 17, 2015
  • Parcel #: 180-10
  • Permit #: ELEC-029022-2015
Jul 16, 2015
Description: Kitchen renovation
  • Parcel #: 180-10
  • Permit #: BLDR-029085-2015
Jun 9, 1992
Description: Electrical:wire third floor bedroom. 1 lighting outlet, 6 receptacle:outlets, 1 switch outlet.
  • Permit #: 60931-128880
Apr 6, 1992
Description: Gas:basement-1 furnace.
  • Permit #: 40614-072472
Mar 5, 1992
Description: Plumbing:2nd floor 1 wash mach conn:3rd floor, 1 water closet, lavatory,bathtub, wash mach
  • Permit #: 30604-172048
Mar 5, 1992
Description: Heating:weil-mclain 1 cgm3 btu 65,000.
  • Permit #: 30604-122067
Mar 5, 1992
Description: Gas:2nd floor 1 dryer. 3rd floor 1 heating boiler 1 dryer
  • Permit #: 30604-072471
Mar 2, 1992
Description: Roofing:strip and reroof
  • Valuation: $350,000
  • Permit #: 30332-049774
Feb 18, 1992
Description: Repair:repair fire damaged 2nd & 3rd fl replace rear garage roof:re-roof entire sturcture remove all plaster walls/ceilings
  • Valuation: $2,450,000
  • Permit #: 21806-030431
Feb 4, 1992
Description: Electrical:27 lighting outlets,46 receptacle outlets, 22 switch outlts:fire job. meg out first,2nd, and basement wiring & regener
  • Permit #: 20417-128879
Jan 28, 1992
Description: Electrical:temp receptacle, temp lighting, temp furnace.
  • Permit #: 12811-128878

Orchard St Fire Incident History

To date, we have no information about fire incidents in 2025
20 Sep 2015 Building fires
Property Use —
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin —
Entrance way, lobby
First Ignition —
Oily rags
Heat Source —
Chemical reaction
27 Jun 2008 Building fires
Property Use —
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin —
Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room
First Ignition —
Electrical wire, cable insulation
Heat Source —
Heat from powered equipment, other
22 Oct 2005 Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use —
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin —
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition —
Organic materials, other
Heat Source —
Heat source: other

Orch St Incidents registered in FEMA
(Federal Emergency Management Agency)

To date, we have no information about incidents registered in FEMA in 2025
13 Sep 2014 Power line down
Property Use —
Residential street, road or residential driveway
29 Oct 2012 Power line down
Property Use —
Residential street, road or residential driveway
28 Aug 2011 Power line down
Property Use —
1 or 2 family dwelling
15 Mar 2011 Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use —
1 or 2 family dwelling

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