Dill Building
Dill Building, Boston, in April 2008
Dill Building is located in Boston
Dill Building
Dill Building is located in Massachusetts
Dill Building
Dill Building is located in the United States
Dill Building
LocationBoston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′04.0″N 71°03′48.5″W / 42.351111°N 71.063472°W / 42.351111; -71.063472
Built1886
ArchitectA.S. Drisko
MPSBoston Theatre MRA
NRHP reference No.80000448[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 9, 1980

The Dill Building is an historic building at 11–25 Stuart Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

The six story brick building was constructed in two phases between 1886 and 1888. Its facade is symmetrical, each half of floors 3–5 organized into window groups separated by brick pilasters. There is a corbelled cornice line between floors 5 and 6, with the window pattern continued on the sixth floor without pilasters. The main roof line is also corbelled, with two stepped parapet sections inscribed with the construction dates.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

Previous tenants in the building include the American Red Cross, M & M Realty Trust, Smith Barney and Citibank. In 2012, Hostelling International opened a 468 hostel (HI-Boston) after a complete renovation of the building. After more than a year of construction, the completed building encompasses 55,000 sq ft over 6 floors. The renovation preserves and exposes historical features of the building.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Dill Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-02.


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