Elmwood (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Elmwood, also known as the Oliver-Gerry-Lowell House, is a historic house and centerpiece of a National Historic Landmark District in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is known for several prominent former residents, including: Thomas Oliver (1734–1815), royal Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts; Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814), signer of the US Declaration of Independence, Vice President of the United States and eponym of the term "gerrymandering"; and James Russell Lowell (1819–1891), noted American writer, poet, and foreign diplomat.
Elmwood, December 2008
James Russell Lowell at Elmwood (from Edward Everett Hale's biography of Lowell, published 1891)
This marker near Mount Auburn Street summarizes the history of the home
Lowell Park; Elmwood is visible in the distance
Elbridge Gerry was an American Founding Father, merchant, politician, and diplomat who served as the fifth vice president of the United States under President James Madison from 1813 until his death in 1814. The political practice of gerrymandering is named after him.
Elbridge Gerry
Ann Thompson
John Adams, who held Gerry in high regard; 1793, by John Trumbull
Gerry supported the federalist economic policies of Alexander Hamilton