Building at 138–142 Portland Street

Coordinates: 42°21′51″N 71°3′43″W / 42.36417°N 71.06194°W / 42.36417; -71.06194
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Building at 138–142 Portland Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′51″N 71°3′43″W / 42.36417°N 71.06194°W / 42.36417; -71.06194
Built1896
ArchitectStephen R.H. Codman
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
Part ofBulfinch Triangle Historic District (ID86000274)
NRHP reference No.85002015[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1985
Designated CPFebruary 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

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

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b "MACRIS inventory record for Building at 138–142 Portland Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved May 31, 2014.