Home for Aged Couples

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.

Home for Aged Couples
Portico of 2055 Columbus Avenue
Location409, 419 Walnut Ave. and 2055 Columbus Ave.
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°18′49.1″N 71°5′45.5″W
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 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.

See also
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Boston, Massachusetts

References
  1. "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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