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Franklin Place

1795 establishments in Massachusetts19th century in BostonBuildings and structures demolished in 1858Charles Bulfinch buildingsCrescents (architecture)
Demolished buildings and structures in MassachusettsFinancial District, BostonResidential buildings completed in 1795Squares in Boston
View of Franklin Street, Boston (Ballou's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, September 1, 1855)
View of Franklin Street, Boston (Ballou's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, September 1, 1855)

Franklin Place, designed by Charles Bulfinch and built in Boston, Massachusetts in 1793-95, included a row of sixteen three-story brick townhouses that extended in a 480-foot curve, a small garden, and four double houses. Constructed early in Bulfinch's career, Franklin Place came after he had seen the possibilities of modern architecture in Europe and had determined to reshape his native city. It was the first important urban housing scheme undertaken in the United States, and the city's first row-house complex. However, years of decline and the push of industry into the area forced its demolition in 1858.

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Franklin Place
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02102 Boston, Downtown Boston
Massachusetts, United States
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View of Franklin Street, Boston (Ballou's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, September 1, 1855)
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