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Lawrence Model Lodging Houses

Coordinates: 42°20′17″N 71°4′14″W / 42.33806°N 71.07056°W / 42.33806; -71.07056
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Lawrence Model Lodging Houses
109 E. Canton Street
Lawrence Model Lodging Houses is located in Massachusetts
Lawrence Model Lodging Houses
Lawrence Model Lodging Houses is located in the United States
Lawrence Model Lodging Houses
LocationBoston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°20′17″N 71°4′14″W / 42.33806°N 71.07056°W / 42.33806; -71.07056
Built1874
ArchitectCharles K. Kirby, William F. Goodwin
NRHP reference No.83000606[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1983

The Lawrence Model Lodging Houses are historic apartment houses located at 79, 89, 99 and 109 East Canton Street in the South End of Boston, Massachusetts. Built in 1874, these 4+12-story brick buildings were designed by Boston architects, Charles K. Kirby and William F. Goodwin. Three of the four have a traditional Second Empire mansard roof, while the fourth has a brick-faced attic level. They were built with funds from industrialist and financier Abbott Lawrence, who left a $50,000 bequest to provide housing for the poor.[2]

On September 22, 1983, they were added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Lawrence Model Lodging Houses". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-18.