Compton Building

Compton Building
Location 159, 161-175 Devonshire St., 18-20 Arch St., Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°21′22.4″N 71°3′27.3″W / 42.356222°N 71.057583°W / 42.356222; -71.057583Coordinates: 42°21′22.4″N 71°3′27.3″W / 42.356222°N 71.057583°W / 42.356222; -71.057583
Area less than one acre
Built 1902
Architect Winslow and Bigelow
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 08001284[1]
Added to NRHP December 31, 2008

The Compton Building is a historic building at 159, 161-175 Devonshire Street and 18-20 Arch Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The eleven-story Classical Revival office tower was built in 1902-03 to a design by Winslow & Bigelow. It was connected by internal connections to the adjacent International Trust Company Building in 1961, when the two buildings were under common ownership.[2] The building now houses the Club Quarters Hotel.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Compton Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-01.

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