New
$4,385,000
6 bd · 3.5 ba · 4,255 sqft · 10,313 sqft lot
140 Upland Rd, Cambridge, MA 02140
Single family · Built 1888 · $1,031/sqft ·
$24,930/mo est. payment
Flood factor 1/10
About this home
Grand and stately 1888 Queen Anne brick single-family with superb sun exposures, sited above the street grade on a rare 1/4-acre corner lot at the summit of Avon Hill, close to the Porter Square Red Line, Commuter Rail, Harvard Law School, & Harvard's science center. 14 well-proportioned rooms. Gracious and elegant residence: high ceilings, crown moldings, large windows, custom woodwork, 3 period fireplaces, magnificent large-scale 19th-c. stained-glass panel, original medallions. Excellent cross-ventilation. Beautiful modern kitchen with informal dining area. 6 bedrooms, 3 full & 2 half-baths. Hardwood floors. 2 sets of washers/dryers. 5 bay windows, stone window sills, distinctive brickwork, gables, distinctive shingle patterns, slate roof. Separate-entrance 905 s.f. lower-level office & 1/2-bath. Porch with granite steps, turned balusters. Floor-through 3rd-floor auxiliary apartment has separate entry & 175 s.f. rooftop deck. Without architectural changes, the apartment can be re-integrated with 1st- & 2nd-floor living areas. Landscaped & fenced gardens with mature trees & scores of flowering perennials, rhododendron and azalea. Secluded 500-s.f. stone patio. Charming pond & fountain with goldfish & shubunkin. 2020 state-of-the-art 2-pipe boiler system installed by specialist firm New England SteamWorks. Two 2023 Bosch heat pump/AC compressors: one for the main house and one for the apartment. The 2nd floor has high-velocity system with ducting in the ceilings above the rooms. Off-street parking.
Facts and features
Bedrooms
- Bedrooms: 6
- Primary Bedroom Dimensions: 15.583333333' x 13.833333333'
- Bedroom 2 Dimensions: 16.75' x 13.083333333'
- Bedroom 3 Dimensions: 13.416666666' x 13.083333333'
- Bedroom 4 Dimensions: 10.75' x 14.916666666'
- Bedroom 5 Dimensions: 11.5' x 13.666666666'
- Primary Bedroom Sqft: 216
- Bedroom 2 Sqft: 219
Other Rooms
- Total Rooms: 14
- Basement Features: Full, Partially Finished, Walk-Out Access, Interior Entry, Bulkhead, Concrete
- Living Room Dimensions: 16.75' x 32.666666666'
- Living Room Sqft: 547
- Office/Study Room Sqft: 303
- Living Room Level: First
- Office/Study Room Level: Basement
- Living Room Features: Flooring - Hardwood, Window(s) - Bay/Bow/Box
Bathrooms
- Total Bathrooms: 4
- Full Bathrooms: 3
- 1/2 Bathrooms: 2
Interior Features
- Bedroom
- Study
- Kitchen
- Office
- Door Features: Insulated Doors
- Flooring: Wood, Tile, Carpet, Hardwood, Parquet
- Window Features: Storm Window(s), Screens
Appliances
- Gas water heater
- Water heater
- Range
- Oven
- Dishwasher
- Disposal
- Refrigerator
- Washer
Heating and Cooling
- Cooling Features: Central Air, Heat Pump, Dual
- Fireplace Features: Dining Room, Living Room, Bedroom
- Heating Features: Central, Steam, Heat Pump, Natural Gas, Electric
- Heating: Yes
- Number of Fireplaces: 3
Kitchen and Dining
- Dining Room Dimensions: 18.166666666' x 12.833333333'
- Dining Room Features: Flooring - Hardwood, Window(s) - Bay/Bow/Box
- Dining Room Level: First
- Dining Room Sqft: 233
- Kitchen Dimensions: 19.333333333' x 14.583333333'
- Kitchen Features: Dining Area,Countertops - Stone/Granite/Solid,Countertops - Upgraded,Kitchen Island,Cabinets - Upgraded,Exterior Access,Open Floorplan,Remodeled,Stainless Steel Appliances
- Kitchen Level: Main,First
- Kitchen Sqft: 282
Exterior and Lot Features
- Deck
- Patio
- Patio - enclosed
- Rain gutters
- Screens
- Fenced yard
- Garden
- Fencing: Fenced/Enclosed, Fenced
Schools
- 8
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
high · 9-12 · 1.1 mi
- 8
Graham and Parks School
elementary · K-5 · 0.3 mi
Cambridge Friends School
elementary · K-8 · 0.3 mi
- 8
Rindge Avenue Upper School
middle · 6-8 · 0.4 mi
Cambridge Montessori School
elementary · K-8 · 0.4 mi
- 7
Peabody School
elementary · K-5 · 0.4 mi
Price history
- Oct 9, 2026 · Relisted$4,385,000
- Oct 2, 2026 · Listing Removed$4,385,000
- Sep 5, 2026 · Listing Removed$4,595,000
- Aug 17, 2026 · Listed$4,595,000
- Aug 8, 1978 · Sold$139,500
Tax history
- 2025$29,389 tax · $4,628,200 assessed
- 2024$26,921 tax · $4,547,400 assessed
- 2023$24,767 tax · $4,226,500 assessed
- 2022$22,292 tax · $3,765,500 assessed
- 2021$20,686 tax · $3,536,100 assessed
- 2020$19,281 tax · $3,353,200 assessed
- 2019$18,730 tax · $3,153,200 assessed
- 2018$18,966 tax · $3,015,300 assessed
Home value
$4,365,977
- Quantarium$4,365,977
- Cotality$4,598,300
- Collateral Analytics$4,334,000
Where it is
Listed by John Petrowsky · COMPASS · MLSPIN
