FOR SALE! 127 Jacob Street, Cambridge

In 1845, Jacob K. Erb built a limestone home on Kress Hill, high above the village of Preston. Nearly two centuries later, 127 Jacob Street still looks out over the Speed River valley, its setting and stonework speaking to the ambition behind its construction.

Now offered for sale, this extraordinary property presents a rare opportunity to become the next steward of a nearly 180-year-old Cambridge landmark, set on an impressive estate-sized lot and surrounded by the mature landscape of one of the city’s oldest communities.