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Hotel Alexandra (Boston)

The Hotel Alexandra, also known historically as the Walworth Building, is a High Victorian Gothic structure built in the 1870s with a sandstone façade at the corner of Washington Street and Massachusetts Avenue in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The structure is also deemed to be part of the South End Landmark District. History The hotel was developed by the Walworth brothers who founded the Walworth Manufacturing Company which was a pioneer in steam technology in the late 19th century. This is likely the reason the hotel was equipped with a rare steam-powered elevator. The hotel is of Victorian Heritage, as it was named after Alexandra of Denmark. The hotel was opened in 1875 to crowded cobblestone streets; the South End of Boston was barely 20 years old. The hotel originally stood prominently, especially since most of the buildings around it were warehouses. In the early 1900s, the hotel began a gradual desolation after the opening of an elevated railway, the Washington Street Elevated, immediately outside. The architect of the Hotel Alexandra was discovered to be Peabody & Stearns, according to a short building permits report in the Suffolk County Journal. Redevelopment plans The hotel was increasingly vacant in the 1990s. As of November 1999, there were only "a couple of low-rent apartments on its upper floors" along with a couple of businesses operating in the building. The residential hotel, which featured 50 rooms and 2,000-square-foot (190 m2) flats with high, elegant ceilings, was acquired by the Church of Scientology in 2008. In 2018, Alexandra Partners LLC proposed restoring the historic façade of the hotel and constructing a 12-story hotel tower at the rear and side of the existing structure—the project received all the necessary approvals from city agencies in late 2019. In September 2020, the building was reportedly again placed on the market. In 2021, a revised proposal to develop 79 condominiums was approved. In 2024, another proposal similar to the 2018 plan, this time with a 13-story structure, received city approval. As of early 2025, the building was still vacant, as none of the above proposals came to fruition. A new proposal to restore the hotel and add a five-story expansion, which would provide 68 total hotel rooms, was filed in April 2025. References
Pink House

Das Pink House ist ein unbewohntes historisches Haus sowie beliebtes Foto- und Malobjekt auf Plum Island im Nordosten des Essex County (Massachusetts) nahe der Kleinstadt Newbury. Es handelt sich um ein sogenanntes „Spite House“, also wortwörtlich „Neidhaus“. Diese Häuser wurden hauptsächlich erbaut, um andere Leute zu ärgern. Die Bekanntheit des Hauses geht auf eine lokale Legende zurück, in der wohl ein Mann seiner Ex-Frau eins auswischen wollte. Der Legende zufolge forderte ein Mann von seiner Frau die Scheidung und sie stimmte zu, allerdings nur unter der Voraussetzung, dass er das gemeinsame Haus in Newburyport exakt für sie nachbaut. Einen genauen Standort gab sie allerdings nicht an. Der Mann kam der Bedingung nach und ließ 1925 das Haus mitten auf einer Salzwiese am Rande der Stadt nachbauen. Das „Plum Island Pink House“ wurde nur mit Salzwasser versorgt, wodurch ein längerer Aufenthalt in dem Gebäude unmöglich war. Einige Jahre nach dem Bau zog dann trotzdem eine Familie dort ein und bis 2011 war das Haus bewohnt. Danach verkaufte der Besitzer es für 375.000 US-Dollar an das Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Einzelnachweise
Pink House (Newbury, Massachusetts)

The Pink House was an uninhabited historic house and popular photography and painting subject in Newbury, Massachusetts, United States. The house was built in 1925 and was privately owned until it was sold to Parker River National Wildlife Refuge for $375,000 in 2011. The house was considered by many to be a local icon and was the subject of a grassroots campaign to buy back the property from the refuge to preserve the house. In March 2025, after a decade of debate and legal challenges, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service demolished the house with intentions to restore the property to a wildlife habitat with partial public access. Preservation movement The house was built in 1925 and was privately owned until it was sold and became part of the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge in 2011. The refuge, which had originally planned on using the property for seasonal staff housing, completed a preliminary environmental survey of the building in 2014, finding asbestos-containing building materials. In 2015, amid community concerns the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge would demolish the property, a group founded by local residents was formed to advocate for the preservation of the house. After initially proposing demolition in 2016, the refuge agreed to postpone to explore alternatives and give time to find a suitable land transfer. In 2018, refuge staff met with members of Essex County Greenbelt, a conservation organization, to discuss the option of a land transfer. In November 2023, the Fish and Wildlife Service announced plans to demolish the Pink House in the coming months following a period of public comment, citing nearly eight years of unsuccessful land transfer attempts, rising maintenance costs of the degrading building, and the refuge's duty to preserve wildlife. In the proposal, they announced plans to replace the Pink House with a public observation platform to view the salt marsh. On October 30, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced that the Pink House's demolition would be placed on hold. On February 28, 2025, the USFWS announced plans to proceed with demolition, and on March 11, 2025 the building was razed. Origin legend The house's notoriety is in part due to a popular local urban legend about its creation. The story suggests the house's location was a result of a divorce in which the wife demanded an exact replica of their Newburyport house, but failed to specify the location, resulting in the spiteful husband building it on the edge of town, in the Great Marsh with saltwater plumbing. For this reason, the building is often listed as an example of a spite house. References External links Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. The National Wildlife Refuge that owns the Pink House and property. Support The Pink House Inc, An organization created to preserve and maintain the Pink House. Essex County Greenbelt. A land trust attempting to trade land with Parker River National Wildlife Refuge to acquire the Pink House.
Isaac Child House

The Isaac Child House is a historic house at 209 Newton Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. With a documented history dating to the 1790s, it is one of Brookline's few surviving 18th-century houses. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Description and history The Isaac Child House is located the suburban residential portion of southern Brookline, at the northwest corner of Newton and Clyde Streets. Its lot of over 3 acres (1.2 ha), surrounded on two sides by The Country Club, has been subdivided and includes three other houses. The house is a 3+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof that has clipped corners. A transverse two-story ell projects to the north (rear), with a single-story ell continuing beyond that. It is unclear exactly when this house was built; it contains beams that may have been reused from an early 18th century house that was probably in this site, but there is no documentary record of a house here until the 1790s. The land has been in ownership since the mid 17th century, when it belonged to Griffin Bowen. It is surmised that Isaac Child, his grandson, may have built the oldest portion of this house as early as 1714. Its upper floors include heavy timber framing, wide wooden floorboards, and batten doors with strap hinges, all characteristic of First Period construction. The house was extensively altered in the 1870s, literally raising up the old structure and building a new first floor underneath. It has seen only relatively modest alterations since then. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Brookline, Massachusetts References
Isaac Fay House

The Isaac Fay House is a historic house located at 125 Antrim Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Description and history The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1843, and is one of the city's best examples of a Greek Revival side-hall plan. It also has distinctive features, including a cupola and an Ionic wraparound porch, that are not found on any surviving period building in the city. The house was originally located on Fayette Street, and was moved to its present location in 1856. It belonged to Isaac Fay, a city alderman. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 (where it is misspelled as "Issac"). See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts References
Dodgeville Mill

The Dodgeville Mill is a historic mill complex at 453 South Main Street in Attleboro, Massachusetts. With industrial history dating to 1809, it is one of the city's oldest industrial sites. The complex now consists of an accretion of frame and brick buildings, constructed over the 19th and early 20th centuries. Textile production, which included manufacture of Fruit of the Loom branded products, ended at the site in 1970s. The mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol County, Massachusetts References
Isaac McLean House

Isaac McLean House is an historic house at 2218 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The house was built in 1894 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. In 1894, Isaac McLean (a well-known Boston Accountant) engaged architects Hartwell and Richardson, and the 2218 Massachusetts Avenue (then known as North Avenue) property was built for his residence. The house was built on one of the lots then known as the Farwell Estate. A well-maintained Colonial Revival (one of the two dominant architectural styles during 1870–1920; the other being the Tudor Revival) graced by a wide porch across the entire front with classic fanlight (or transom) above the main entrance, as well as sidelights. One cannot help but notice the handsome pillars with Ionic capitals and ornamental balustrade as well as the dentils under the cornice, typical of this era. The Isaac McLean House, has been known for over 25 years as A Cambridge House Inn. This property, together with a handful of other Victorian homes represents architecture of historical significance. "This grouping of houses represents the sole remnant of what Massachusetts Avenue once was, the most prestigious Cambridge address for mid to late nineteenth century residential construction." See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts References
Israel Whitney House

The Israel Whitney House is a historic house in Needham, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house, five bays wide, with a side gable roof and clapboard siding. Its front facade is symmetrical, with a center entrance flanked by sidelight windows and pilasters, and a corniced entablature on top. The house was built in 1830 by Israel Whitney, who had married Mary Fuller, a descendant of one of Needham's early settlers. Whitney had purchased the land on which the house was built in 1829. Whitney was a shoemaker and active in local politics, holding a variety of offices. In the 1940s, the house was sold to Elizabeth D. Revere, the wife of a distant relative of Paul Revere. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Norfolk County, Massachusetts References
Ivory Sands House

The Ivory Sands House is a historic house in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is a two-story brick structure, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof. It was built in 1839, and has transitional Federal-Greek Revival styling. It was the first of four brick houses built by a local family of brickmakers, and is one of the few surviving Federal period brick houses in the city. The Sands family were involved in Cambridge's brickmaking businesses for most of the 19th century. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. See also Hiram Sands House National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts References
J.A. Noyes House

The J.A. Noyes House is an historic house at 1 Highland Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is a three-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide with a gambrel roof and clapboard siding. The second floor hangs slightly over the first floor in a reminder of the early colonial garrison style. The main entrance is flanked by short sidelight windows and topped by a narrow semi-oval fanlight. A rounded bay projects to the left of the entrance, and gabled dormers pierce the roof. The house was built in 1894 to design by Longfellow, Alden & Harlow and is a well-kept example of Colonial Revival architecture; the yard was originally landscaped by Charles Eliot. The house is significant in part for the survival of its construction documentation. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts References
King Richard's Faire

King Richard's Faire is a Renaissance Faire held in Carver, Massachusetts, which recreates a 16th-century marketplace, including handmade crafts, foods, musicians, singers, dancers, minstrels, mimes, jugglers, whip artists, magicians, comedians, puppeteers, acrobats, animal acts, mud beggars, stilt walkers, knights jousting on horseback, a royal court, and the fictional King Richard. King Richard's Faire is the largest and longest-running Renaissance Faire in New England. History The Faire was founded in 1982 by the late Richard Shapiro and his wife Bonnie, who ran the original "King Richard's Faire" in Bristol, Wisconsin (which was renamed Bristol Renaissance Faire when the Shapiros sold it to Renaissance Entertainment Corporation in 1988). Today, Bonnie and her daughter Aimée Shapiro Sedley produce the show. King Richard's Faire is the largest and longest-running Renaissance Faire in New England. There was no faire in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 39th faire was deferred to 2021. The 40th anniversary season ran weekends and Monday holidays from September 4th through October 24th, 2021. Performers have included social media personality and Guinness World Record holder Jack Lepiarz (who set his first world record at the Faire). In March of 2025, it was announced by new owners Lancelot Entertainment Boston, LLC that King Richard's Faire will relocate to the nearby Edaville Railroad. Details King Richard's Faire is operated on 80 acres (32 ha) of pine forest and has 8 stages plus a tournament field for live jousting. The buildings are permanent year-round structures. King Richard's Faire runs for eight consecutive weekends from the first weekend in September through the third weekend in October (including Labor Day and Columbus Day), closing for bad weather. See also List of Renaissance fairs Historical reenactment Society for Creative Anachronism List of open air and living history museums in the United States References External links Official website
J. A. Wood House

The J. A. Wood House is a historic house located at 3 Sacramento Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The large 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame Colonial Revival house was built in 1888 for James Wood, a lumber dealer. The house was designed by Hartwell and Richardson and originally faced Massachusetts Avenue. In 1925 it was rotated ninety degrees to face Sacramento Street, in order to make way for commercial development. The house is a wide five bays across, with a hip roof that is pierced by three dormers, and a left-side ell that is set back. The front entry is sheltered by a gable-front portico, which is supported by a series of paired Tuscan columns on each side. Since 1958, the J.A. Wood House, along with a neighboring Victorian structure at 1705 Massachusetts Avenue, have been home to Harvard's Dudley Co-op, an alternative on-campus housing co-operative for undergraduate students. Famous alumni of the Dudley Co-Op include Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts References
Jack's Diner

Jack's Diner (now "Lanna Thai Diner") is a historic diner at 901 Main Street in Woburn, Massachusetts. Built in 1952 by the Worcester Lunch Car Company as #834, it is believed to be the only surviving stainless steel diner built by the company that is located in Massachusetts. It is located on a site that has housed a diner since at least 1937, when the Worcester Lunch Car Company also delivered a diner to this site. The original diner was called Shipper's Diner, but the one delivered in 1952 was known as Jack's. The proprietor of the establishment is not listed in city directories. By 1975, the diner had been renamed Stella's; as of 2011, it houses a Thai restaurant. The diner was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. A kitchen fire on August 26, 2020; this led to the temporary closing of the Lanna Thai Diner. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts References
Jacob Sears Memorial Library

The Jacob Sears Library is one of the five public libraries of Dennis, Massachusetts. It is located at 23 Center Street in East Dennis, in a building funded by a bequest from Jacob Sears, a longtime East Dennis resident. The Shingle style structure was built in 1895 to a design by the Boston firm of Rand & Taylor. The library building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. Architecture and history The Jacob Sears Memorial Library is set on the south side of Center Street in the village of East Dennis, just north of Massachusetts Route 6A. It is a rectangular single-story wood-frame structure, with a hip roof and a stone foundation. The ridge line of the roof is T-shaped, with the section at the right end perpendicular to the street. This section extends to shelter the main entrance, flaring out form a portico supported by square posts and large brackets. Just to the right of the entrance is a turreted polygonal projection. Wall dormers line the front facade to the left of the entrance. The interior is divided into the primary library space at the western end, a large meeting space in the center, with backstage spaces at the far eastern end. The first library services were provided in East Dennis by a private lending association founded in 1866. Jacob Sears, a lifelong resident of East Dennis, gave funding for the construction and endowment of this library building, which was completed in 1895 to a design by the Boston firm of Rand & Taylor. The meeting hall has been used for a wide variety of civic and social functions. The building underwent a major restoration in 2005-06. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Barnstable County, Massachusetts References External links Jacob Sears Library website
James Blake House

The James Blake House is the oldest surviving house in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The house was built in 1661 and the date was confirmed by dendrochronology in 2007. It is located at 735 Columbia Road, in Edward Everett Square in Dorchester, Boston, just a block from Massachusetts Avenue. The Dorchester Historical Society now owns the building and tours are given on the third Sunday of the month. History The house was built in a Western English style of post–medieval architecture by James Blake, an immigrant from England. The Blake family owned the house until 1825 when it was acquired by the Williams family. In 1891, the City of Boston acquired the house. In order to save the house from demolition in 1896, the Dorchester Historical Society acquired the property from the city and moved the house less than 500 feet from its original location by Massachusetts Avenue to its current location. In 1978, the interior and exterior of the house were designated as a Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission. The immediate area, as well as the house, have been undergoing an extensive renovation and preservation. The house was completely re-shingled and the grounds improved. See also List of the oldest buildings in Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Boston, Massachusetts References External links Dorchester Historical Society: James Blake House City of Boston, Boston Landmarks CommissionJames Blake House Study Report
James E. Simpson House

The James E. Simpson House is a historic house in Methuen, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-story house, finished in wooden clapboards, with a steeply pitched gable roof with exposed trusses. It was built c. 1920, and features typical Craftsman features, including dormers with deep eaves supported by trusses, and half-timbering above the windows. Its porch and foundation are faced in glazed fieldstones, as is its central chimney. The house is Methuen's finest example of the Craftsman/bungalow style. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Methuen, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts References
James H. Brooks House

The James H. Brooks House is a historic house in Somerville, Massachusetts. Built about 1880, it is one of the finer examples of Second Empire architecture in the city. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Description and history The James H. Brooks House stands in a residential area of the city's Prospect Hill neighborhood, on the north side of Columbus Avenue. It is west of the main access to Prospect Hill Park, and its rear property line abuts the park. Set on a narrow lot, it is a 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a mansard roof and clapboarded exterior. Its roof pierced by dormers, including an elaborate projecting dormer on the right side of the front facade. It has a tower rising three stories on the left side; it is topped by a steep mansard-style roof, also with gable dormers, that is surmounted by an iron crested railing. The first floor porch is supported by turned pillars on tall square piers, with paired brackets in the eaves. The house was built for James Brooks, a dry goods dealer in Union Square. The land it was built on was platted for development in 1870 by Ira Hill, a leading force in the development of Union Square as the city's commercial center. The Prospect Hill area, elevated above the square to the south, was promoted by Hill as a fashionable upper-class residential neighborhood. See also S. E. Brackett House, next door National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerville, Massachusetts References
James H. Mann House

The James H. Mann House is a historic house at 23 Hancock Street in Winchester, Massachusetts. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built by James H. Mann for his own use. Mann was a prominent local builder who also built the Carr-Jeeves House, another picturesque house with a mixture of architectural elements. This house is predominantly Gothic Revival in character, with its main body topped by a double roof roughly looking like a monitor. There is a three-story tower topped by a jerkin-headed roof, whose gable lines are decorated by Stick-style vergeboard. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Winchester, Massachusetts References