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Learn about the history, architecture, and engineering flaws of the 60-story skyscraper at 200 Clarendon Street in Boston. The tower, also known as the Hancock, is the tallest building in New England and a landmark of the Back Bay neighborhood.
The Chester Harding House, a National Historic Landmark occupied by portrait painter Chester Harding from 1826–1830, now houses the Boston Bar Association. The List of notable addresses in Beacon Hill, Boston contains information, by street, of significant buildings and the people who lived in the community. Many of the street names have changed.
An address is a collection of information used to give the location of a building, land or other structure, using political boundaries and street names. Learn about the history, current schemes and conventions of addressing systems around the world.
AOL Mail offers features like news, weather, security and spam-blocking for free. You can sign up for an AOL account and access your email on the go with an app or on the web.
House numbering is the system of giving a unique number to each building in a street or area, with the intention of making it easier to locate a particular building. Learn about the history and variations of house numbering schemes in different countries and regions.
Boston University's newest residence, which opened in the fall of 2009, accommodates 960 residents in two towers. The 26-story tower houses juniors and seniors in an apartment-style setting. These apartments are two-bedroom apartments for two students, or four-bedroom apartments for four students.
The Riviera is an historic apartment building at 270 Huntington Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts. Built in 1923, it is a seven-story brick and concrete structure developed by Coleman & Gilbert and designed by Fred A. Norcross. Norcross was a prolific builder of apartment and tenement blocks for the city's burgeoning immigrant population.
In 1976 the building was rechristened "Warren Towers" as a tribute to three generations of the Warren family at Boston University: William Fairfield Warren (the university's first president), William Marshall Warren (a Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; son of William Fairfield Warren), and Shields Warren (a famous physician; son of William Marshall Warren and grandson of William ...