Building at 138–142 Portland Street

Building at 138–142 Portland Street
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	138–142 Portland Street, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°21′51″N 71°3′43″W
Built	1896
Architect	Stephen R.H. Codman
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
Part of	Bulfinch Triangle Historic District (ID86000274)
NRHP reference No.	85002015[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 5, 1985
Designated CP	February 27, 1986

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

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 August 7, 2017.
3. "MACRIS inventory record for Building at 138–142 Portland Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved May 31, 2014.