85 Sparks St Cambridge, MA 02138 / 2215

Residence for Single Family

(UPDATED: 07/06/2025)
  • 5 Beds
  • 6 Baths
  • 5.901 square feet
Property Report

Information about property on 85 Sparks St, Cambridge MA, 02138-2215. Find out owner contacts, building history, price, neighborhood at Homemetry Address Directory.

Property Details

At 85 Sparks Street, Cambridge, MA there is a comfortable single-family three colonial style home.

Facts

  • Built in 1877
  • Lot size 0,46 acres
  • Floor size 5,901 sqft
  • Construction Brick
  • Rooms 12
  • Bedrooms 5
  • Bathrooms 6
  • Stories 3 story with basement
  • Basement Partial Basement
  • Structure type Colonial
  • Heating & Cooling
  • Heat type Gas
  • Exterior Home Features
  • Exterior material Wood
  • Exterior walls Wood Siding
  • Roof type Slate
  • Parking & Garage
  • Parking Covered
  • Parking spaces 2

Misc

  • Units 1

Listing info

  • Last sold May 2014 for $6,500,000

Features

  • A/C
  • Fireplace

Householders and Tenants for 85 Sparks St, Cambridge MA

Possible residents contact details

Person Name Phone Number Additional Info
Arthur Hughes
Residential status:
Homeowner
C Gifford Age: 58
David A Salem Age: 69
Residential status:
Homeowner
Elizabeth D Helman Age: 62
617-661-****
Joe Jefferson
617-576-****
William D Helman Age: 67
617-661-****
Wm Helman
617-661-****

Possible Businesses

Organization Phone Number Additional Info
IN THE ARENA, INC
Type of Business:
Nonprofit Corporation
Inactive:
20120618

Purchase History

DateEventPriceSourceAgents
05/20/2014 Sold $6,500,000 Agent Submission Campion and Company
11/07/1997 Sold $3,975,000 Public records
06/20/1994 Sold $1,455,000 Public records

PURCHASE HISTORY 85 Sparks St, Cambridge MA

06/20/199405/20/2014Date$0$1.0M$2.0M$3.0M$4.0M$5.0M$6.0M$7.0MPrices

Cost estimate history

YearTaxAssessmentMarket
2014 $50,117 $5,980,600 N/A

Where is 85 Sparks St, Cambridge MA located on map?

Sparks St Fire Incident History

To date, we have no information about fire incidents in 2025
26 Nov 2019 Fire, other
Property Use —
High school/junior high school/middle school
Area of Origin —
Assembly area - less than 100 persons
First Ignition —
Item First Ignited, Other

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

To date, we have no information about incidents registered in FEMA in 2025
06 Jul 2014 Carbon monoxide incident
Property Use —
Multifamily dwellings
06 May 2014 Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use —
1 or 2 family dwelling
02 Jan 2013 Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use —
1 or 2 family dwelling
06 Feb 2012 Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill
Property Use —
Street, other

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