Building at 138–142 Portland Street
Appearance
Building at 138–142 Portland Street | |
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Location | 138–142 Portland Street, Boston, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°21′51″N 71°3′43″W / 42.36417°N 71.06194°W |
Built | 1896 |
Architect | Stephen R.H. Codman |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
Part of | Bulfinch Triangle Historic District (ID86000274) |
NRHP reference No. | 85002015[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | September 5, 1985 |
Designated CP | February 27, 1986 |
138–142 Portland Street is a historic commercial building located at the address of the same name in Boston, Massachusetts.[2]
Description and history
[edit]The five-story, Beaux Arts style building was designed by Stephen Codman and built in 1896. The first floor has modern storefronts; the next three levels have brick pilasters separating the window bays with cast stone architraves. A cornice line separates the fifth level from the lower ones, and has oxeye windows at the building's rounded corners, and a dentillated cornice.[3] It has also been classified as a Classical Revival building.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 5, 1985,[1] and included in the Bulfinch Triangle Historic District on February 27, 1986.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Building at 138–142 Portland Street (also 85 Merrimac Street) - Boston, MA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ a b "MACRIS inventory record for Building at 138–142 Portland Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
Categories:
- Commercial buildings completed in 1896
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
- Office buildings in Boston
- National Register of Historic Places in Boston
- Historic district contributing properties in Massachusetts
- Boston Registered Historic Place stubs
- Boston building and structure stubs