Roslindale Substation

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Coordinates: 42°17′11″N 71°7′41″W / 42.28639°N 71.12806°W / 42.28639; -71.12806
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Roslindale Substation
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°17′11″N 71°7′41″W / 42.28639°N 71.12806°W / 42.28639; -71.12806
Built1911 (1911)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
Websitehttps://thesubstation.space/
NRHP reference No.13000621[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 27, 2013

The Roslindale Substation is a historic

MBTA. The monumental building is 80 feet (24 m) long, 50 feet (15 m) wide, and 46 feet (14 m) high. The building was designed by Robert S. Peabody of Peabody and Stearns, and built by Stone & Webster. The building was use by the Boston Elevated and its successors to provide AC to DC conversion for street cars until 1971. It is one of four (out of seven originally built) substations built by the BERy to survive.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

Renovation and current use

The building was vacant from 1971 until 2013, when the City of Boston sold it to two local non-profit groups, Historic Boston Incorporated

co-working space, began operations in the basement of the building. After the beer garden announced its closing, Workhub revealed plans to take over the ground floor space.[11]

The substation being renovated in 2016. The new apartment building is at right.

In spring 2022, the ground floor was again turned into a beer hall[12] run by a rotating selection of local breweries.[13]

External links

Official website

See also

  • Egleston Substation
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Boston, Massachusetts

References

  1. ^ a b "Roslindale Substation". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Roslindale Substation". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
  3. ^ "Roslindale Substation". Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Substation Redevelopment". Roslindale Village Main Street. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Peregrine Group". Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Parkside on Adams". Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  7. ^ Sutherland, Amy. "Power Play". Preservation Magazine. No. Summer 2021. National Trust for Historic Preservation. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Parkside on Adams (Roslindale Substation)". Macrostie Historic Advisors. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Roslindale Beer Garden". Turtle Swamp Brewing. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Workhub at the Substation". Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Co-working space in basement of Roslindale Substation to expand into space the beer garden is leaving - and will keep serving beer on weekends". Universal Hub. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Beer Hall--The Substation". Roslindale Substation. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Roslindale Substation formally re-opens as co-working space/beer hall with a pop-up bookshop". Universal Hub. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.


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