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Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. The Point, Boston The uses proposed as part of the Project (retail and residential) are consistent with the City’s new Fenway zoning. Existing On-Site Structures This section describes the existing buildings on the Project Site. There are no inventoried or State-Register listed properties within the Project Site. The existing structures are generally in poor condition. Refer to photographs of the Project Site and surrounding properties in Figures 6.2 (location map) and 6.3 (site photos). 1393 – 1399 Boylston Street (200 Brookline Avenue) The triangular block at the corner of Brookline Avenue and Boylston Street was one of three connected buildings, which were all constructed as a group on the Project Site between 1917 and 1922. The building is constructed of brick on a concrete foundation, with large multi-pane commercial windows separated by pilasters and framed with brick soldier course lintels and sills (Figure 6.3). A more recent paneled wood parapet and canvas awning rises above the flat roof. The primary entrance is on the southwest corner, accessed by a raised concrete porch. 186 – 192 Brookline Avenue (1387 Boylston Street) This narrow brick building is located in the center of the commercial block. Its storefront duplicates some of the detailing of 1393-1399 Boylston Street, with quoined sections separated by the multi-paned windows, simple modillions along the cornice line (Figure 6.3). A more recent wood parapet on top continues the same height of the one seen on 1393-1399 Boylston Street. A shallow bracketed hood marks the primary entrance on Brookline Avenue, with vehicle and basement access on Boylston Street. 1383 Boylston Street (176-184 Brookline Avenue) This brick building is located on the eastern end of the commercial block, with an alley dividing the block from the neighboring residential building to the east. The building is constructed of brick and concrete block, with a concrete storefront (Figure 6.3). The building has the same quoined sections, and modillions that are similar to those found on the other two buildings comprising the commercial block. However, a triangular shaped gabled parapet of brick with cement stucco surface marks the roofline of the building on both the Brookline and Boylston Street sides. It is likely that the same parapet was present on the other two sections of the block, but are now obscured or removed. Existing Historic Resources This section describes the existing historic buildings and districts, as identified on Figure 6.1. \\MABOS\projects\11381.00\reports\Article80\ Expanded_PNF\06_Historic_FINAL.doc 6-2 Historic Resources
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. The Point, Boston Sears Roebuck & Company Mail Order Store, 309 Park Drive and 201 Brookline Avenue The Sears Roebuck & Company Mail Order Store (also known as the Landmark Center) was listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places on January 15, 1991. As a result, the property is listed in the State Register of Historic Places. It was designated a City of Boston Landmark on December 18, 1989. Located at the intersection of Park Drive, Brookline Avenue, and the Olmsted Park System, the Sears Roebuck & Company Mail Order Store is a distinctive structure in its surroundings due to its prominent size, unusual massing and architectural detail (Figure 6.3). An example of the Art Deco style, the building was designed by architect George C. Nimmons of Nimmons Carr and Wright Architects, and constructed in 1928-1930. Its most striking features are its southwest facade, measuring nearly four hundred and fifty feet in length, the projecting central tower rising 200 feet, its two-story central entrance, and its Art Deco carved limestone Ornamentation and decorative belt courses. The original building (1928-1930) comprises over 1,000,000 square feet of space. Facing Park Drive, the southwest facade contains the structure's most ornate architectural detail, seen most strikingly in the doubleheight, round-arched windows and limestone decoration on levels 3, 4, 11 and 12. The 200-foot tall projecting central tower (also original) is three bays wide and flanked by nine-bay wide wings. The tower features three setbacks above floors 2, 9 and 11. After the initial building campaign, several additions were added to the main building primarily for use as warehouse space. The two additions to the original building were constructed in 1948-49 and 1966; Sears also incorporated the previously independent Miller building at 155-163 Brookline Avenue, a former wholesale tire store which operated from 1929 to 1936. Sears substantially altered this building in 1937 and 1948. The Landmark Center project, completed in the summer of 2000, resulted in some changes to the existing structure and new construction, which has had minimal impact on the aesthetic quality of the property and site. Alterations to the main building included reopening the bricked-up storefront windows and entrances at ground level, and the introduction of new vehicular access points. New windows were designed to be compatible with the historic fenestration. Along Brookline Avenue, an existing loading area, formerly serving the 1949 building addition, was built out to create a uniform sheet façade serving a two story cinema lobby. Richardson Building, 5-15 Yawkey Way (formerly 5-15 Jersey Street) Recommended by the Boston Landmarks Commission for further study, this 1916 building is considered eligible for the National Register as a well-designed and preserved example of an early 20th century Classical revival commercial building in Kenmore Square. The building has Classical Revival facades faced with white terra cotta, and is particularly noteworthy for the monumental fluted and engaged Tuscan columns which flank the main entrances. \\MABOS\projects\11381.00\reports\Article80\ Expanded_PNF\06_Historic_FINAL.doc 6-3 Historic Resources
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