Wigglesworth Building Explained

Wigglesworth Building should not be confused with Wigglesworth Building (Springfield, Massachusetts).

Wigglesworth Building
Location:Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates:42.355°N -71.0581°W
Built:1873
Architect:Nathaniel J. Bradlee; Winslow & Wetherell
Architecture:Gothic Revival
Added:October 21, 1982
Refnum:82000486

The Wigglesworth Building is a historic building at 89-83 Franklin Street in the Financial District of Boston, Massachusetts. The five-story Neo-Gothic Panel Brick building was constructed in 1873, and was one of the first buildings rebuilt after the Great Boston Fire of 1872.[1] Designed by Nathaniel Bradlee of Bradlee, Winslow & Wetherell, it features a curving red panel brick front with detailed sandstone panels. The top floor, added in 1885, is set back from the main facade and features arched windows. It was apparently designed by Peabody & Stearns, who did design work for the building after an 1884 fire.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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Notes and References

  1. Victorian Boston today: twelve walking tours, by Mary Melvin Petronella. Edward W. Gordon, p. 57,
  2. Web site: MACRIS inventory record for Wigglesworth Building. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2015-09-05.