Once located near the corner of Gay and Race Streets in Cambridge, the Straughn House was constructed in 1728 using materials from England. Among its several owners were Gustavus Scott of the Continental Congress; Dr. Joseph Muse, who added a drugstore to the house; and Dr. Thomas White, who converted it into a hotel known as The Dorchester House, where old-time rallies of the Democrats were held. It was long occupied by David Straughn, thus the name. Razed in the 1920s, it was significant as one of the very earliest houses in Cambridge of which photographs are available.
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