Charles Williams Jr. House
Charles Williams Jr. House, Historic residence in Somerville, United States.
The Italianate house at 1 Arlington Street features architectural elements characteristic of mid-nineteenth century residential construction in Massachusetts.
Charles Williams Jr, a manufacturer of telegraph instruments, resided in this 1858 house where Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson established the first telephone connection.
The residence represents a fundamental milestone in telecommunications history as the location of the first permanent residential telephone service installation in 1877.
The house maintains its original exterior structural elements and stands as an educational destination for visitors interested in early communication technology developments.
This residence held telephone numbers 1 and 2 of the Bell Telephone Company, marking its position at the start of modern telecommunications.
Location: Somerville
GPS coordinates: 42.38580,-71.08190
Latest update: September 23, 2025 14:24
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