R. H. Stearns Building
- Year
- 1909
- Style
- Beaux-Arts
- City
- Boston, MA
The R. H. Stearns Building rose at 140 Tremont Street in 1909, replacing the old Boston Masonic Temple site that Stearns & Co. had occupied since 1886. The 11-story Beaux-Arts building became the department store's headquarters and namesake home until the company folded in 1977.
the building
Store to senior housing. After R. H. Stearns & Company ceased operations in 1978, the building was converted into 140 studio and one-bedroom apartments for older adults and people with disabilities, with shops retained at street level.
the style
A Beaux-Arts commercial facade, built to give a long-running Boston department store a headquarters that matched its stature on Tremont Street.
More on Beaux-Artssignificance
Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 as the R. H. Stearns House, following its conversion from retail to residential use.
nearby
- Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston
- Blake and Amory Building
- Gilchrist Department Store
- Filene's Department Store
- Massachusetts State House
- Chester Harding House