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TH-CBD 404 BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION Building Information Forn Form No. Area CBD NR Ind. #1H-60 651-657 Washington ADDRESS 2-22 Boylston Stor. Boylston (alley) NAME Boylston Building (same) present original MAP No. 24N/12E SUB AREA Theatre DATE 1887 Building Permit source (Photo) ARCHITECT Carl Fehmer source BUILDER Woodbury & Leighton " source Boylston Century Building Trust OWNER Market Assoc/ original present PHOTOGRAPHS 93) 79 Ward 3. Parcel # 4908 UTM#19/330040/4690690 (Ind. Ref. #) TYPE (residential) single double row 2-fam. 3-deck ten apt. non-residential mercantile and manufacturing NO. OF STORIES (1st to cornice)_ 6 . plus ROOE - flat cupola dormers MATERIALS (Frame) clapboards shingles stucco asphalt asbestos alum/vinyl (Other) brick stone sandstone concrete iron/steel/alum.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION design with Renaissance and Romanesque detailing, with 7 structural bays on Boylston (188 ft) and 3 on Washington (82 ft.). Iron post and beam storefronts largely obscured, 2nd floor paired recessed round-arched windows; 3rd fl. rectangular windows with plain molded architraves;2-story archesat level 4-5 in groups of 2-3, heavy cornice followed by 6th fl. EXTERIOR ALTERATION minor - moderate drastic arcade & plain cornice (storefronts obscured) CONDITION (good fair poor_ LOT AREA 15,390 sq. feet NOTEWORTHY SITE CHARACTERISTICS Freestanding building in prominent corner location enhanced by recent construction of plaza in front. Stone veneer on Washington and Boylston elevations only. Across from Liberty Iree Block. SIGNIFICANCE.
(cont'd on reverse) The Boylston B1dg is significant as a distinguished design by a notable Boston architect, as an inportant example of the transition from traditional (Map) Load-bearing masonry construction to the commercial style bullding pioneerea by the Chicago School, as ar important urban design element, and, histori- caLLy. as the late 19th c. replacement tor Bulfinch's Boylston Market, which occupied the same site from 1810 until construction ,980 of the present structure.
-DEC 9 1980 (NRI) June, 1979 Moved; date if known Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Conservation Agricultural Education Architectural Exploration/ The Arts settlement Commerce Lndustry Communication Military Community/ Political Recreation Religion Science/ invention Social/ bumanitarian Transportation development Significance (include explanation of themes checked above) Architect Carl Fehmer (1835-?) was born and educated in Germany, began practice in Boston in 1870, and was responsible for a number of downtown commer- cial buildings and Back Bay residences, most notably the Govenor Ames Mansion at Commonwealth and Mass. Ave. His design for the Boylston Bldg.
includes features of the emergent Chicago commercial style but has its roots in the eclectic, ornamental masonry building tradition and displays some wariness of the new1 construction methods in its use of load-bearing walls on the alley facade. The building was built for the Boylston Market Association, which had been Market, one of the city's three major trading centers, formerly on the same site The new building replaced the 1810 Federal structure and was intended to serve retail uses on the ground floor with office or wholesale space above. At the turn-of-the-century the building was occupied by numerous wholesale clothing dealers. Preservation Consideration (accessibility, re-use possibilities, capacity for public use and enjoyment, protection, utilities, context)..
Designated a Boston City Landmark, 1977 Recommended for Individual National Register Listing Present Status: Building is occupied on the ground floor by adult entertainment and other uses and is vacant above. Its significance, location, condition and Landmark status make it a clear candidate for adaptive re-use. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) 1) Report of the Boston Landmarks Commission on the Potential Designation of the Boylston Building as a Landmark (revised report of 11/30/1977) 9. Major Bibliographical References See continuation sheets, Section 9 UTM NOT VERFIED hOTEAGE NOT VERFED 10.
Geographical Data see individual and area forms Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name_ Boston South UMT References A 19 Zone 3/29/940 Easting Quadrangle scale 1"=25,000' ELL 4690650l Northing LILLL LLLLL LILLL Northing DLL Lu LLL FLUJ LLALLL LIILIL HLUJ LLILu LILL Verbal boundary description and justification The southern boundary of the Theatre Area starts at a oint on Washington St., 520' south of, the intersection of Kneeland & Washington. From this point it uns due west along an arbitrary straight Tine to a point on Charles St. South 442' south of Stuart treet. From thence it follows Charles St. South one block north to the intersection of Stuart St., List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries state code county code state code county code 11.
Form Prepared By name/title Candace Jenkins, Registration Director oy pame Fox ostor Landmarks Commission organization Massachusetts Historical Commission street & number 294 Washington Street date telephone (617) 727-8470 city or town Boston, state MA 02108 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: national state local As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forthby the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service.
State Historic Preservation Officer signature atua hWesloski 10/20/80 title For HCRS use only I hereby certify tgat this property is included in the National Register trW. Keeper of the National Fepister Attest: ratuch + Chief of Registration ndlus - date date date 12-17/82 12/4/80 GP O 938 835 Property Brsten Sheatre Multiple Reconce Auea State MA Suffolk Working Number fl, 7,80, 2781 TECHNICAL DUE 1/1/8/ CONTROL Photos Maps 1/3 This multipte resounce area is significant for the quality d'its architectne HISTORIAN nd foi ets associalion wilh the development of the important boston music industu acept Patticde Anduns 12/4/80 ;the musee industry (especiolly piano manufacturing) and ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN yamples feveryland of theater that develaped in Beston in this peiiod. This is a good multiple esource nomination-theyhove included all the reguured categories gunformation.
ARCHEOLOGIST OTHER HAER Inventory Review REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF KEEPER National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry 2.2.82 Send-back Re-submit Entered DEC 9 1980 United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service TONS KING E F PIZZA EBOYLSTON Bajlster Bulding Basten Treator MRA Please refer to the map in the MultipleProperty Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000272 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE TELEPHONE REPORT 1. CALL TO: FROM (Name) Dinah Seiver 3. SUBJECT, PROJECT NO., ETC. IDATE 9/8/81 TIME OF CALL AM PM ADDRESS (Tel. No. if needed) 617-482 -1390 4. DETAIL DISCUSSION ste inguured about the Boylston Duildirg (22 Doylstor street, Roston) - She wanted to know if it was listed as part of the Boston Theater Multiple Resouce chea - it is.
She wanted to knew when notice o its listing will appear in the tederal Register - 7el. 2,1982. She requested that we send her a letter containing the alove information. NAME OF PERSON PLACING/RECEIVING CALL latrick Andrus FHR-8-227 June 1978 TITLE HistorIAN OFFICE Na atiovAl Register Patuik Aoduus 9/22/81 710 SEP 2 3 1981 Ms. Dinah Seiver c/o Foley, Hoag, and Eliot 10 Post Office Square Boston, Massachusetts 02109 Dear Ms. Seiver: Thank you for your inquiry of September 8, 1981, concerning the Boylston Building, 2-22 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts. We are pleased to inform you that the Boylston Building was entered in the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Boston Theater Multiple Resource Area on December 9, 1980. Notice of this listing is scheduled to appear in the "Federal Register" on February 2, 1982.
If we can be of further assistance to you, please let us know. We appreciate your interest in historic preservation. Sincerely yours, Carol D. Shul1 (Sgd.) Carol D. Shull Acting Keeper of the National Register cc: Mrs. Patricia Executive Director Massachusetts Historical Commission 294 Washington Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108 bcc: 710 FNP:P Andrus: 1w:272-3504-9/22/81 BASIC FILE RETAINED IN NR