Dill Building

Dill Building

Dill Building, Boston, in April 2008
Location Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°21′04.0″N 71°03′48.5″W / 42.351111°N 71.063472°W / 42.351111; -71.063472Coordinates: 42°21′04.0″N 71°03′48.5″W / 42.351111°N 71.063472°W / 42.351111; -71.063472
Built 1886
Architect Drisko,A.S.
Architectural style No Style Listed
MPS Boston Theatre MRA
NRHP Reference # 80000448[1]
Added to NRHP December 9, 1980

The Dill Building is an historic building at 11-25 Stuart Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

The six story brick building was constructed in two phases between 1886 and 1888. Its facade is symmetrical, each half of floors 3-5 organized into window groups separated by brick pilasters. There is a corbelled cornice line between floors 5 and 6, with the window pattern continued on the sixth floor without pilasters. The main roof line is also corbelled, with two stepped parapet sections inscribed with the construction dates.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

Previous tenants in the building include the American Red Cross, M & M Realty Trust, Smith Barney and Citibank. In 2012, Hostelling International opened a 468 hostel (HI-Boston) after a complete renovation of the building. After more than a year of construction, the completed building encompasses 55,000 sq ft over 6 floors. The renovation preserves and exposes historical features of the building.

HI-Boston is the first LEED certified hostel in the USA, and hosts more than 46,000 guests annually. The hostel replaced the previous HI-Boston on Hemenway Street, which opened in 1986. The new hostel boasts state-of-the art facilities, increased capacity, ADA compliance, and improved energy efficiency. The $42M project was funded through a combination of Federal New Market and Historic Tax credits, private financing, owner equity including the sale of the previous facility, and other private support.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Dill Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-02.

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