Welcome to Inman Square

Inman Square, in Cambridge, MA, is a neighborhood formed by the junction of Cambridge, Hampshire, and Inman Streets. Inman Square is a quaint business district and residential community neatly tucked between the larger Harvard, Central, and Kendall Squares. It is thought that Inman Square is named after a wealthy Boston merchant named Ralph Inman (1713-1788).

Cambridge is located on the north side of the Charles River, which separates Cambridge from Boston. Home to Harvard University as well as MIT, Cambridge has a rich history. Originally established in 1630 as the town Newtowne, by the 700 original Puritan colonists of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, its name was changed to Cambridge in 1638 shortly after the founding of Harvard College. Cambridge was an active village, comprising of mostly Puritan colonists for many years to come. Cambridge was incorporated as the second city in Massachusetts.