West Street District

West Street District
Location West St., Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°21′17.04″N 71°3′44.88″W / 42.3547333°N 71.0624667°W / 42.3547333; -71.0624667Coordinates: 42°21′17.04″N 71°3′44.88″W / 42.3547333°N 71.0624667°W / 42.3547333; -71.0624667
Area 0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Architect Leland,Joseph D., & Co.; Coolidge,Shepley,Bulfinch & Abbott
Architectural style Chicago, Classical Revival, Renaissance
MPS Boston Theatre MRA
NRHP Reference # 80000455[1]
Added to NRHP December 09, 1980

The West Street District is a historic district on West Street in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the city's "ladder districts" that runs between Tremont Street and Washington Street in the Downtown Crossing commercial/retail area. The district includes four buildings located near the corner of Tremont and West Streets, all built in the early 20th century. The two buildings at 148-150 Tremont Street were once occupied by Chandler and Company, an exclusive department store. Number 148 is a Renaissance Revival structure built as an office building in 1912, and number 150 was built in 1903 to house the Oliver Ditson Company, a music publisher. The Fabyan building at 26-30 West Street was designed by Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch & Abbott, and built in 1926. The Schraffts Building at 16-24 West Street was built in 1922, and housed a flagship candy store and restaurant for more than fifty years.[2]

The West Street District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

Brattle Book Shop, 9 West Street
Brattle Book Shop, 9 West Street, an outdoor bookstore.

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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 West Street District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-09.


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