101 Arch Street, Boston
- Also Known As: Kennedy's Building
- Address: 26 - 38 Summer St, 84-88 Hawley St
- Vicinity: Snow Pl
- Neighborhood of Downtown Crossing, Boston in Boston
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1873/00/00 | Peabody and Stearns | Architects | 93-101 Arch Street, a finely detailed commercial example of the High Victorian Gothic style, is built as an investment property by Harvard College immediately after the Great Fire of 1872, which destroyed over 750 buildings in downtown Boston. | |||
| 1874/00/00 | Emerson and Fehmer | Architect | Designed by Emerson and Fehmer, the four-story Kennedy's Building is built at 26-38 Summer Street in Boston's downtown district, 1873-1874. | |||
| 1912/00/00 | Kennedy's Clothing Store leases the lower floors of a building on the corner of Summer and Hawley Streets. | |||||
| 1929/00/00 | By 1929 Kennedy's renovates and occupies the entire five floors of the building. | |||||
| 1988/00/00 | 101 Arch Street, a 21-story office building, is completed. In order to preserve the upper three floors of the old Kennedy Department Store, the facades were suspended in mid-air by steel beams while the tower was built in behind it. |
| Particulars for 101 Arch Street, Boston: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Commerce |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Category for Historic Use | Industry, Processing, Extraction |
| Architectural Style | Italianate |
| Other Description | Panel Brick-High Victorian |
| Owner | Private |
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