Boston Edison Electric Illuminating Company building

The Boston Edison Electric Illuminating Company building is a historic utility company building at 25–39 Boylston Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Boston Edison Electric Illuminating Company
LocationBoston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′8″N 71°3′51″W
Built1906
ArchitectWinslow & Bigelow; Bigelow & Wadsworth
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
MPSBoston Theatre MRA
NRHP reference No.80000453[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 9, 1980

The seven-story Beaux Arts building was constructed in 1906 to a design by Winslow & Bigelow and enlarged in 1922 to a design by Bigelow & Wadsworth. It served as the headquarters of the Boston Edison Illuminating Company until the 1950s. It is an early skyscraper with Beaux Arts detailing and made of limestone.[2]

In 1980 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places;[1] in 1984 it was purchased to become the home of Saint Francis House.

See also

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

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.