Built 1911 (1911) Opened 1911 Added to NRHP 27 August 2013 | NRHP Reference # 13000621 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture | |
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Location 4228 Washington Street, Roslindale, Boston, Massachusetts Similar Alvah Kittredge House, Hayden Building, Roslindale Village | ||
Roslindale substation and redevelopment project slide show 2013
The Roslindale Substation is a historic electrical substation building at 4228 Washington Street in the center of the Roslindale village of Boston, Massachusetts. The brick Classical Revival building was constructed in 1911 by the Boston Elevated Railway (BERy), a predecessor to today's MBTA. The monumental building is 80 feet (24 m) long, 50 feet (15 m) wide, and 46 feet (14 m) high. The building was designed by Robert S. Peabody of Peabody and Stearns, and built by Stone & Webster. The building was use by the Boston Elevated and its successors to provide AC to DC conversion for street cars until 1971. It is one of four (out of seven originally built) substations built by the BERy to survive. The building was vacant from 1971 until January 14, 2017 when a craft-beer store opened in the basement, with a restaurant planned to open in the main space shortly thereafter.
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- Roslindale substation and redevelopment project slide show 2013
- 250 ton 1911 roslindale substation ceiling crane moves smoothly
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The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.