Richardson to Modern Important

Brattle Square Church

Brattle Square Church

110 Commonwealth Ave

1870

HH Richardson

Richardsonian Romanesque

Richardson’s first church before Trinity

Trinity Church

206 Clarendon St

1877

HH Richardson

Richardson Romanesque

Based on Old Cathedral of Salamanca

Austin Hall

Harvard Law school

1881

HH Richardson

Richardson Romanesque

First building built for the purpose of containing a law school

Sever Hall

Harvard Yard

1880

HH Richardson

Richardson Romanesque

Was Richardson’s first commission for Harvard

Ames Webster House

306 Dartmout St

1872

Peabody and Stearns

Queen Anne

Was renovated from French second empire to Queen Anne

Boston Public Library

Copley Square

1888

Chales McKim

Renaissance Revival

Landmark and was first public library system for the US

Hotel Pelham

Boylston and Tremont st

1857

Unknown Architect

French Second Empire

Considered to be first apartment house in the US

Charlesgate

535 Beacon St

1891

John Pickering Putnam

Queen Anne

One of the first apartment houses that spread them into the Fenway

Haddon Hall

29 Commonwealth Ave

1894

J Pickering Putnam

Neoclassical

One of the first tall buildings in Back Bay, lead to height restrictions

SS Pierce Building

Coolidge Corner

1899

Winslow and Wetherell

Neo Tudor

Local landmark with tall tower on busy Coolidge Corner

Eustis Estate

Milton, MA

1878

WR Emerson

Queen Anne

Building features an almost circular flow floor plan Show show queen Anne deviates from the city sites

Chadwick House

20 Cushing Ave

1895

William G Preston

Neoclassical

Part of wealthy subdivision of similar houses

128 Davis Ave

128 Davis Ave

1904

Unknown architect

Tudor Revival

Example of Corner Three Decker

801 Center St

801 Center St

1894

CA Russel

Queen Anne

Multi family double three decker with multiple entrances

The Lowell

33 Lexington St

1900

John Hasty

Neoclassical

double three decker

The Templeton

376 Harvard St

1895

John Hasty

Neoclassical

Double 4 decker

17-19 Cushing Ave

17-19 Cushing Ave

1893

Sylvester Parshley

Queen Anne

Was part of a large development

Harris Wood Cescent

Fountain Square

1890

Neo-tudorr

Jay william field

Inspiration from the Tontine Crescent

Mt Auburn Cemetery

Mt Auburn St

1831

HAS Dearborn

Romantic Picturesque

First rural cemetery in the US

Bigelow Chapel

Mt Auburn Cemetery

1845

HAS Dearborn

Meant to evoke melancholy and contemplative feelings, Would later be renovated with a new modernist addition by Halvorson

Forrest Hills Cemetery

Forrest Hills

1848

HAS Dearborn and Grimms

Romantic Picturesque

Gothic gate and momuments

Boston Public Garden

Charles St

1837

Meacham and Slade

Romantic

oldest botanical garden in the us

Franklin Park

Forrest Hills

1885

FL Olmstead

Pastoral

Was the centerpiece of the emerald necklace and is the largest park in boston

McLauthlin Building

120 Fulton St

1853

Daniel Badger

Italianate

First cast iron facade building in new england

Richards Building

114 State St

1867

Edward C Cabot

Italianate

Cast Iron was made in italy and assembled in boston

RH White Store

Washington St

1877

Peabody and Stearns

Italianate

One of the first large department stores in Boston

Ames Building

1 court st

1890

Shepley Rutan Coolidge

Richardson Romanesque

The first skycraper in boston

Grain and Flour Exchange

117 Milk St

1891

Shepley Rutan and Coolidge

Richardsonian Romanesque

The study granite walls and elaborate ornament reflect the cities strong financial growth at the time.

International Trust Building

Milk St

1895

William G Preston

Neoclassical

Early example of steel frame and beaux arts

Winthrop Building

7 Water St

1893

Renaissance Revival

Clarence Blackall

First all steel Boston Building

Customs House Tower

State St

1912

Peabody and Stearns

Neoclassical

new tallest building and broke heigh restrictions

Union Station

Causeway St

1893

Shepley Rutan Coolidge

Neoclassical

Now North Station, new steel technology allowed for construction at larger scale w/ arch

South Terminal Station

Summer St and Atlantic Ave

1899

Shepley Rutan Coolidge

Neoclassical

was worlds largest train station when built

Harvard Stadium

Soldiers Field Road

1902

Neoclassical

McKim, Mead, White

largest reinforced concrete structure of its time

Widner Library

Harvard Yard

1915

Trumbauer and Adele

Neoclassical

Was in memory of Harvard grad Harry Elkins who died on the Titanic, is the largest Harvard Library

MIT Dome

77 Mass Ave

1916

William Welles Bosworth

Neoclassical

MIT and Boston Landmark, large scale made possible with steel and concrete structre

Massachusetts Historical Society

1154 Boylston St

1899

Neoclassical

Wheelwright and Haven

Does not have the imperial siting like other Neoclassical institutional buildings

Horticulture Hall

300 Mass Ave

1900

Wheelwright and Haven

Neoclassical

Housed the horticultural society which started the horticulture and sublime movement

Symphony Hall

301 Mass Ave

1900

McKim

Neoclassical

Part of the trend of cultural institutions that were built in the Fenway

New England Conservatory of Music

290 Huntington Ave

1900

Wheelwright and Haven

Neoclassical

First college of music in the US

Fenway Court

280 Fenway

1902

Willard T Sears

Renaissance Revival

House of Isabella S Gardner who collected artwork and wanted to make a museum

Harvard Medical School

240 Longwood Ave

1906

Shepley Rutan Coolidge

Neoclassical buildings and City Beautiful Plan

inspired by the white city of Chicago

Boston Children’s Hospital

300 Longwood Ave

1912

Shepley Rutan Coolidge

Neoclassical

Hospital had cows to give children fresh milk

Christian Science Mother Church

201 Mass Ave

1894

Franklin Welch

Richardsonian Romanesque

Christian Science Mother Church Addition

201 Mass Ave

1906

Brigham and Beman

Neoclassical

Modeled after roman basilicas

Boston Museum of Fine Arts

465 Huntington Ave

1909

Guy Lowell

Neoclassical

Was part of a trend to incorporate art into architecture w/ scuptures. Boston landmark

Fenway Studios

30 Ipswich St

1905

Parker Thomas and Rice

Arts and Crafts industrial

Coworking space for artists

Fenway Park

4 Jersey Way

1912

Osborn Engineering

Neoclassical and Patterned Brickwork

Iconic home of red sox

B and B Chemical Building

640 Memorial Drive

1937

Coolidge Shepley Bulfinch Abbot

Art Deco

One of first modernist buildings in Boston

Gropius House

56 Baker Bridge Rd, Lincoln MA

1938

Walter Gropius

Modernist

Was the home of Walter Gropius after he fled Germany bc of the Nazis

Harvard Grad Center

Everett St, Cambridge

1950

Walter Gropius and TAC

Modernist

Corbusier influence with La Ville Verte plan and pilotis

Baker House Dorm

362 Memorial Drive

1959

Alvar Altos

Finnish Modernism

Abstract composition and S shape gives the dorms a good view of the river from any location

Kresge Audtiorim

MIT

1955

Eero Saarinen

Finish Modernism

Pendentive structural system where dome is self supporting and sits on 3 massive footings

MIT Chapel

MIT

1949

Eero Saarinen

Finnish modernism

Abstract composition and cylindrical design make it suitable for all faiths and inward reflection

Prudential Center

800 Boylston St

1959

Charles Luckman

Modernist

First glass curtain skyscraper in Boston inspired by Lever House

Peabody Terrace

900 Memorial Drive

1964

Sert Jackson and Grouley

High Modernism

Example of urban design w/ landscape plaza, common areas, etc

Holyoke Center

1315 Mass Ave

1964

Sert

High modernism

Humanistic Design and Urban design similar to Peabody Terrace incorporating mixed use and easy connection.

Carpenter Center

24 Quincy St

1963

Le Corbusier and Sert

Brutalism

Only Le Corbusier designed building in North America

Boston City Hall

1 City Hall Square

1968

Kallman, McKinnel, Knwoles

Brutalism

Inspired by Le Corbusier last building near Lyon France

New England Aquarium

1 Central Wharf

1969

Brutalism

Cambridge 7 Architects

has a 4 story giant cylindrical tank

Boston Public Library Addition

700 Boylston St

1972

Phillip Johnson

Postmodern

Nod to McKims design with the arches and central atrium similar to the courtyard

Harvard Science Center

1 Oxford St

Sert

Brutalism

1973

Design uses different heights and scales, and supplies the majority of the cooling for Harvard’s campus

John Hancock Tower

200 Clarendon St

1972

IM Pei and Cobb

Late Functional Modernism

Tallest building in Boston, contextualism with trinity church

Christian Science World Headquarters

210 Mass Ave

1968

IM Pei and Partners

Kasuta and Sasaki

The space combines the different scales of the buildings in a very dynamic space with almost 700 foot long pool

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

600 Atlantic Ave

Stubbins and Assoc

1976

Late Functional Modernism and Structural Expression

Has a large opening at the bottom of the tower to allow sea breeze to pass through the building

JFK Library

Columbia Point

1977

IM Pei

Late Functional Modernism

Was made in memory of JFK after assassination, was one of Pei’s most significant commissions

Long Wharf Marriott Hotel

296 State St

1982

Postmodern

Aldo Cossutta and Assoc

Mix of many different elements from different styles, meant to replicate wharf warehouses from the past

Exchange Place

53 State St

1981

WZMH Architects

Postmodern

Gutted the interior of older building and placed a skyscraper inside

International Place

185 High St

1992

Phillip Johnson and Burgee

Postmodern

Was criticized for its use of Palladian windows as it was seen as mocking historic Federalist architecture of the city

111 Huntington Ave

111 Huntington Ave

2002

CBT Architects

Postmodern

First skyscraper over 500 ft built in the new millennia, nicknamed r2d2

Church Court Condos

490 Beacon St

1983

Graham Gund

Postmodern

The condo building incorporates an old church that was mostly destroyed in a fire.

Davis Museum and Cultural Center

Wellesley Campus

1993

Rafael Moneo

New Modern

Won the Pritzker Price for Moneo

Langham Court

26 Worcester St

1991

Goody Clancy Assoc

Postmodern

Building mimics row houses around a courtyard with signature architect

New England Aquarium Addition

1 Central Wharf

1996

Schwartz and Silver

New modern, deconstructionist

The steel and glass surfaces mimic water reflecting light

MFA Wing

465 Huntington Ave

2011

Norman Foster

New Modern and Contextualism

Addition retains one of the walls of the old building as an interior wall showing contextualism

Cambridge Public Library

449 Broadway St

2009

New modern

Rawne and Assoc

The glass double layer curtain wall that is one of first in the US expresses the steel structure that holds the building

Harvard Fogg Art Museum Addition

32 Quincy St

2014

Renzo Piano

New Modernism

Addition was purposefully made with a gap and separation between old and new, and elements like the different slopes of the glass shard ensured to retain historical building

ICA

100 Northeastern Ave

2007

Diller, Scofidio, Renfro

New Modern

Located on fan pier, outside uses materials like wood of traditional wharves

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

415 Summer St

2004

Rafael Vinoly

New Modern

Largest convention center in the North East

Simmons Hall

MIT

2002

Steven Holl

New Modern

Meant to resemble a sponge. The recessed windows help with heating and cooling efficiency through the seasons

Strata Center

32 Vassar St

2004

Frank Gehry

New Modernism

distinct Deconstructivist style resembles what Gehry himself said a gathering of drunken robots

Brain and Cognitive Sciences

43 Vassar St

2006

Charles Correa

New Modern

Largest neuroscience research center in the world

MIT Media Lab extension

2009

75 Amhurst St

Fumihiko Maki and Assoc

New Modern

Designed to encourage collaboration with high transparency throughout the inside and outside, as well as be flexible for future research needs

BU Computing and Data Science Center

665 Commonwealth Ave

2002

KPMB

New Modern

one of most sustainable buildings in Boston and is organized as a vertical campus with each shifting box representing a different department

Harvard Allston Graduate Student Housing

Machado and Silvetti

2003

New Modern

1 Western Ave

The two different primary facade materials concrete and brick reflect the context of the area.

Harvard SEAS Science and Engineering Complex

Behnisch and Behnisch

2020

New Modern

Allston Campus

Has many different systems for energy efficiency like head and exhaust capture and steel outer shell that shades and reflects light through the seasons

Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway

Big Dig

1982-2006

Most expensive highway project

Greenway

2008

27 acres of land reconnecting neighborhoods originally severed