Building at 138–142 Portland Street

Building at 138–142 Portland Street
Building at 138–142 Portland Street is located in Boston
Building at 138–142 Portland Street
Location within Boston
Building at 138–142 Portland Street is located in Massachusetts
Building at 138–142 Portland Street
Location within Massachusetts
Building at 138–142 Portland Street is located in the United States
Building at 138–142 Portland Street
Location within the United States
Location138–142 Portland Street,
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′51″N 71°3′43″W / 42.36417°N 71.06194°W / 42.36417; -71.06194
Built1896
ArchitectStephen R.H. Codman
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
Part ofBulfinch Triangle Historic District (ID86000274)
NRHP reference No.85002015[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1985
Designated CPFebruary 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. Codman later collaborated with the French architect and MIT professor Constant-Désiré Despradelle under the firm name Codman & Despradelle, producing several other significant buildings in Boston including the Berkeley Building (1905) on Boylston Street, considered one of the finest examples of Beaux-Arts architecture in the city.[3] The building was constructed for owner Catherine E. Tarbell and the Boston branch of the National Casket Company moved in as a tenant shortly after its completion, eventually becoming the largest manufacturer and supplier of caskets in New England by 1906. The building benefited from rail access for regional shipping in its early years.[4]. 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.[5] 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.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "The 100 Best Buildings in Boston". Boston Magazine. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Beaux-Arts: The Tarbell Building". Buildings of New England. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
  5. 1 2 "MACRIS inventory record for Building at 138–142 Portland Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
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