Publicity Building

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

Publicity Building
Location40–44 Bromfield St.,
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′23″N 71°3′41″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1916
ArchitectBowditch, Arthur H.
NRHP reference No.03000781[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 20, 2003

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]

  • 2014 photo of the Publicity Building, from Bromfield Street

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

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Publicity Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  3. "40 - 44 Bromfield Street - Publicity Building, Boston, MA 02108-4901 – Property details on Showcase.com". www.showcase.com. Retrieved 2017-08-20.


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