Peter Fuller Building

Peter Fuller Building

Peter Fuller Building
Location 808 Commonwealth Ave.,
Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°21′1″N 71°6′19″W / 42.35028°N 71.10528°W / 42.35028; -71.10528Coordinates: 42°21′1″N 71°6′19″W / 42.35028°N 71.10528°W / 42.35028; -71.10528
Built 1927
Architect Kahn, Albert
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Brookline MRA
NRHP Reference # 85003269[1]
Added to NRHP October 17, 1985

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

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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Peter Fuller Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-14.


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