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{{Infobox NRHP
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| caption = Portico of 2055 Columbus Avenue
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| location = 409, 419 Walnut Ave. and 2055 [[Columbus Avenue (Boston)|Columbus Ave.]]<br>[[Boston, Massachusetts]]
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| architect = [[John A. Fox]]<br>[[Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch and Abbott]]
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| architecture = Classical Revival, Exotic Revival, et al.
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| added = August 11, 2005
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| architect= Fox, John A.; Co0lidge, Shepley, Bulfinch and Abbo
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| architecture= Classical Revival, Exotic Revival
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| added = [[August 11]], [[2005]]
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The '''Home for Aged Couples''' is a group of three historic buildings at 409 and 419 Walnut Ave. and 2055 Columbus Avenue in the [[Jamaica Plain, Boston|Jamaica Plain]] neighborhood of [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. The building at 409 Walnut Avenue has been boarded up and is partially demolished.


The [[Classical Revival]] buildings were designed by [[John A. Fox]] and [[Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch and Abbott]] and constructed between 1892 and 1927. Around the time of the construction of the Badger Building in 1927, brick connectors were constructed between all three buildings; these have since been demolished.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url=http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=BOS.YH|title=NRHP nomination for Home for Aged Couples|publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts|accessdate=2014-06-17}}</ref> The buildings were added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2005.<ref name="nris"/> Since 1999 Rogerson Communities (founded in 1860 as the Home for Aged Men) has taken the lead in fundraising to redevelop the property.
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The '''Home for Aged Couples''' is an historic building at 409, 419 Walnut Ave. and 2055 Columbus Avenue in [[Boston, Massachusetts]].


==Gallery==
The building was constructed by John A. Fox and Coolidge, Bulfinch and Abbo. It was added to the National Historic Register in 2005.
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==See also==
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*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Boston, Massachusetts]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Home for Aged Couples}}
*[http://www.rogerson.org/ Rogerson Website]

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Latest revision as of 19:04, 23 May 2021

Home for Aged Couples
Portico of 2055 Columbus Avenue
Home for Aged Couples is located in Massachusetts
Home for Aged Couples
Home for Aged Couples is located in the United States
Home for Aged Couples
Location409, 419 Walnut Ave. and 2055 Columbus Ave.
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°18′49.1″N 71°5′45.5″W / 42.313639°N 71.095972°W / 42.313639; -71.095972
Area2.9 acres (1.2 ha)
ArchitectJohn A. Fox
Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch and Abbott
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Exotic Revival, et al.
NRHP reference No.05000879[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 2005

The Home for Aged Couples is a group of three historic buildings at 409 and 419 Walnut Ave. and 2055 Columbus Avenue in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The building at 409 Walnut Avenue has been boarded up and is partially demolished.

The Classical Revival buildings were designed by John A. Fox and Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch and Abbott and constructed between 1892 and 1927. Around the time of the construction of the Badger Building in 1927, brick connectors were constructed between all three buildings; these have since been demolished.[2] The buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1] Since 1999 Rogerson Communities (founded in 1860 as the Home for Aged Men) has taken the lead in fundraising to redevelop the property.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Home for Aged Couples". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-17.

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