Building at 138–142 Portland Street

138–142 Portland Street is a historic commercial building located at the address of the same name in Boston, Massachusetts.[2]

Building at 138–142 Portland Street
Location138–142 Portland Street,
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′51″N 71°3′43″W
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

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. "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 2017-08-07.
  3. "MACRIS inventory record for Building at 138–142 Portland Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-31.


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