Peter Fuller Building

The Peter Fuller Building is a historic commercial building located at 808 Commonwealth Avenue in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Peter Fuller Building
Peter Fuller Building
Location808 Commonwealth Ave.,
Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′1″N 71°6′19″W
Built1927
ArchitectKahn, Albert
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSBrookline MRA
NRHP reference No.85003269[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 17, 1985

Description and history

This five-story limestone-faced building occupies a prominent position on Commonwealth Avenue near the south end of the BU Bridge. It was designed by the prolific architect Albert Kahn, a noted designer of industrial buildings, and built in 1927 for the Cadillac Auto Company. It is one of the few Boston-area buildings designed by Kahn, who did extensive work designing automobile-related industrial facilities in the American Midwest. This building stood at what was then a gateway position leading to a row of automotive dealerships along Commonwealth Avenue, and was designed to be a local flagship showroom for the luxury Cadillac line.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 1985.[1]

In 2020 the building became home to the Howard Thurman Center, a center for student life at Boston University.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Peter Fuller Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  3. "Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground | Boston University". Bu.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-12.


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