Richardson Block

Richardson Block
Location 113-151 Pearl and 109-119 High Sts., Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°21′18.3″N 71°3′14.5″W / 42.355083°N 71.054028°W / 42.355083; -71.054028Coordinates: 42°21′18.3″N 71°3′14.5″W / 42.355083°N 71.054028°W / 42.355083; -71.054028
Area less than one acre
Built 1873
Architect William G. Preston
George W. Pope
Architectural style Neo-Grec
Part of Gridley Street Historic District (#14000974)
NRHP Reference # 86001504[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 09, 1986
Designated CP December 3, 2014

The Richardson Block is an historic block of commercial buildings at 113-151 Pearl and 109-119 High Streets in Boston, Massachusetts. It consists of a series of buildings constructed in the aftermath of the Great Boston Fire of 1872. The first of these buildings, at the corner of Pearl and High Streets, was designed by William Preston and built in 1873 for Jeffrey Richardson, using granite and brick salvaged from buildings that had previously stood on the site. The area was an important locus of the leather goods business both before and after the fire, and the buildings constructed after the fire are among the only neo-Greek commercial structures standing in Boston's Financial District.[2]

The properties were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] They are currently under consideration for Boston Landmark status by the Boston Landmark Commission.[3]

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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. ↑ "MACRIS inventory record for 119 Pearl Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  3. ↑ https://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/PETSTATS_June2016_tcm3-53570.pdf
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