Dorothy Q Apartments
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| Location | 36 Butler Rd., Quincy, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°15′30″N 71°0′24″W / 42.25833°N 71.00667°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1929 |
| Architect | Graves & Epps |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Quincy MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001322[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 20, 1989 |
The Dorothy Q Apartments are a historic apartment house at 36 Butler Road in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is a five-story brick Colonial Revival structure, consisting of two rectangular blocks joined at one end into a U shape. Its trim elements are in limestone, and include corner quoining, keystones over the windows, and a modillioned cornice. The complex was designed by Graves and Epps and built in 1929, during a period of rapid growth in the city. It is named for the Dorothy Quincy Homestead, which is next door.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Dorothy Q Apartments". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
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- Colonial Revival architecture in Massachusetts
- Residential buildings completed in 1929
- Buildings and structures in Quincy, Massachusetts
- Apartment buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places in Quincy, Massachusetts
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