Church Green Buildings Historic District

Church Green Buildings Historic District is a historic district at 101-113 Summer Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Church Green Buildings Historic District
Church Green Buildings Historic District is located in Boston
Church Green Buildings Historic District
Church Green Buildings Historic District is located in Massachusetts
Church Green Buildings Historic District
Church Green Buildings Historic District is located in the United States
Church Green Buildings Historic District
Location101-113 Summer St., Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′12.3″N 71°3′28.7″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1873
ArchitectFaxon, James Lyman; Bradlee, Nathaniel J.
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Italianate
NRHP reference No.99001614 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 1999

It was built on the site of New South Church, which had been designed by Charles Bulfinch, following the destruction of the church in the Great Boston Fire of 1872. The building was originally used by trade association offices and warehouses for the leather trade. The design is thought to be by Jonathan Preston[2]

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

This building was designated as a Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 1979.

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Plaque on site provided by The Bostonian Society, photographed on November 8, 2009.


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