Peter Fuller Building

Peter Fuller Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Peter Fuller Building
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Location	808 Commonwealth Ave., Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°21′1″N 71°6′19″W / 42.35028°N 71.10528°W / 42.35028; -71.10528Coordinates: 42°21′1″N 71°6′19″W / 42.35028°N 71.10528°W / 42.35028; -71.10528
Built	1927
Architect	Kahn, Albert
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Brookline MRA
NRHP reference No.	85003269[1]
Added to NRHP	October 17, 1985

The Peter Fuller Building is a historic commercial building located at 808 Commonwealth Avenue in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Description and history[]

This five-story limestone-faced building occupies a prominent position on Commonwealth Avenue near the south end of the BU Bridge. It was designed by the prolific architect Albert Kahn, a noted designer of industrial buildings, and built in 1927 for the Cadillac Auto Company. It is one of the few Boston-area buildings designed by Kahn, who did extensive work designing automobile-related industrial facilities in the American Midwest. This building stood at what was then a gateway position leading to a row of automotive dealerships along Commonwealth Avenue, and was designed to be a local flagship showroom for the luxury Cadillac line.^[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 1985.^[1]

In 2020 the building became home to the Howard Thurman Center, a center for student life at Boston University.^[3]

See also[]

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Brookline, Massachusetts

References[]

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