Boston Edison Electric Illuminating Company
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Boston Edison Electric Illuminating Company is a historic utility
company building at 25-39 Boylston Street in Boston, Massachusetts.
The building was constructed in 1906 by Winslow & Bigelow and Bigelow & Wadsworth as the headquarters of the Boston Edison Illuminating Company. It is an early skyscraper with Beaux Arts detailing and made of limestone.
Winslow & Bigelow, responsible for the design of many large commercial buildings in Boston, designed the main building (#23-27). The addition at #33-39 was designed by the successor firm of Bigelow & Wadsworth.
In 1980 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places
and in 1984 it was purchased to become the home of Saint Francis House
.
Utility
In economics, utility is a measure of customer satisfaction, referring to the total satisfaction received by a consumer from consuming a good or service....
company building at 25-39 Boylston Street in Boston, Massachusetts.
The building was constructed in 1906 by Winslow & Bigelow and Bigelow & Wadsworth as the headquarters of the Boston Edison Illuminating Company. It is an early skyscraper with Beaux Arts detailing and made of limestone.
Winslow & Bigelow, responsible for the design of many large commercial buildings in Boston, designed the main building (#23-27). The addition at #33-39 was designed by the successor firm of Bigelow & Wadsworth.
In 1980 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
and in 1984 it was purchased to become the home of Saint Francis House
Saint Francis House (Boston)
Saint Francis House is a nonprofit, nonsectarian, ecumenical daytime shelter, primarily for the homeless, located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, and founded in the early 1980s...
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