West Street District

West Street District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	West St., Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°21′17.04″N 71°3′44.88″W
Area	0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Architect	Leland, Joseph D., & Co.; Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch & Abbott
Architectural style	Chicago, Classical Revival, Renaissance
MPS	Boston Theatre MRA
NRHP reference No.	80000455
Added to NRHP	December 09, 1980

The West Street District is a historic district on West Street in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the city's "ladder districts" that runs between Tremont Street and Washington Street in the Downtown Crossing commercial/retail area. The district includes four buildings located near the corner of Tremont and West Streets, all built in the early 20th century. The two buildings at 148-150 Tremont Street were once occupied by Chandler and Company, an exclusive department store. Number 148 is a Renaissance Revival structure built as an office building in 1912, and number 150 was built in 1903 to house the Oliver Ditson Company, a music publisher. The Fabyan building at 26-30 West Street was designed by Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch & Abbott, and built in 1926. The Schraffts Building at 16-24 West Street was built in 1922, and housed a flagship candy store and restaurant for more than fifty years.

The West Street District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Gallery

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  Brattle Book Shop, 9 West Street, an outdoor bookstore.
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  50 Tremont Street, 2015

See also

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