Publicity Building

Publicity Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	40–44 Bromfield St., Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°21′23″N 71°3′41″W / 42.35639°N 71.06139°W / 42.35639; -71.06139Coordinates: 42°21′23″N 71°3′41″W / 42.35639°N 71.06139°W / 42.35639; -71.06139
Area	less than one acre
Built	1916
Architect	Bowditch, Arthur H.
NRHP reference No.	03000781[1]
Added to NRHP	August 20, 2003

The Publicity Building is a historic Class-B commercial office building located at 40-44 Bromfield Street in downtown Boston, Massachusetts.

Description and history[]

The nine-story, brick and limestone office building was designed by Arthur H. Bowditch and built in 1916. It is noted for its Beaux Arts styling and its largely intact cast-iron storefronts. Its name is supposedly derived from an early concentration of press and media-related businesses which occupied its upper floors.^[2] It underwent renovations in 1975.^[3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 2003.^[1]

Gallery[]

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  2014 photo of the Publicity Building, from Bromfield Street

See also[]

• National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts

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