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There are three houses named the '''Harrison Gray Otis House''' in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. All were built by noted American architect [[Charles Bulfinch]] for the same man, Federalist lawyer and politician [[Harrison Gray Otis (lawyer)|Harrison Gray Otis]]. |
There are three houses named the '''Harrison Gray Otis House''' in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. All were built by noted American architect [[Charles Bulfinch]] for the same man, Federalist lawyer and politician [[Harrison Gray Otis (lawyer)|Harrison Gray Otis]]. |
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==First Harrison Gray Otis House== |
==First Harrison Gray Otis House== |
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[[File:1st Harrison Gray Otis House.JPG|thumb|right|1st Harrison Gray Otis House on Cambridge Street]] |
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The first Otis house, built in 1796, is located at 141 Cambridge Street, next to the [[Old West Church, Boston, Massachusetts|Old West Church]] in Boston's [[West End, Boston, Massachusetts|West End]]. It is now a [[National Historic Landmark]], and a [[historic house museum]] owned and operated by [[Historic New England]], which also uses part of it as its administrative headquarters. |
The first Otis house, built in 1796, is located at 141 Cambridge Street, next to the [[Old West Church, Boston, Massachusetts|Old West Church]] in Boston's [[West End, Boston, Massachusetts|West End]]. It is now a [[National Historic Landmark]], and a [[historic house museum]] owned and operated by [[Historic New England]], which also uses part of it as its administrative headquarters. |
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The '''Second Harrison Gray Otis House''' is located at 85 Mount Vernon Street. It is a large, square, Federal-style mansion in densely developed [[Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts|Beacon Hill]], built in 1800–1802. It is three stories in height, with brick walls laid in Flemish bond, and is set on a parcel with a relatively ample lawn, and a semicircular cobblestone drive, the latter a rare surviving remnant of the original vision for the development of Beacon Hill by the Mount Vernon Proprietors.<ref name=MACRIS>{{cite web|url=https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.4084|title=MACRIS inventory record for Second Harrison Gray Otis House|publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts|access-date=2015-09-02}}</ref> The house was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1973.<ref name="nris" /> |
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In this house Bulfinch has made the first floor with his characteristic recessed brick [[arch]]es, here ornamented with Chinese fretwork balconies in iron. The facade has four bays, with somewhat odd use of [[Corinthian order|Corinthian]] [[pilaster]]s on the 2nd and 3rd floors. There is a roof [[balustrade]] and a largish, octagonal [[cupola]]. Otis lived here until 1806. |
In this house Bulfinch has made the first floor with his characteristic recessed brick [[arch]]es, here ornamented with Chinese fretwork balconies in iron. The facade has four bays, with somewhat odd use of [[Corinthian order|Corinthian]] [[pilaster]]s on the 2nd and 3rd floors. There is a roof [[balustrade]] and a largish, octagonal [[cupola]]. Otis lived here until 1806. |
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==Third Harrison Gray Otis House== |
==Third Harrison Gray Otis House== |
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[[File:Harrison Gray Otis Building Third Boston.jpg|thumb|left|3rd Harrison Gray Otis House on Beacon Street]] |
[[File:Harrison Gray Otis Building Third Boston.jpg|thumb|left|3rd Harrison Gray Otis House on Beacon Street]] |
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The '''Third Harrison Gray Otis House''' is located at 45 Beacon Street. Completed in 1806, it is now the home of the [[American Meteorological Society]]. This is the last and largest of the houses, also built in the Federal style, and the residence of Otis until his death in 1848. Its four stories are organized into five bays. The center entrance has a small, rectangular [[portico]] with delicate pairs of [[Ionic order|Ionic]] fluted columns. The modest ground floor, now faced in stone, originally had the recessed brick [[arch]]es typical of Bulfinch houses. When built, the house was freestanding, surrounded by the [[Boston Common (park)|Boston Common]] and English gardens. |
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[[Category:Federal architecture in Massachusetts]] |
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Latest revision as of 23:00, 5 January 2025
There are three houses named the Harrison Gray Otis House in Boston, Massachusetts. All were built by noted American architect Charles Bulfinch for the same man, Federalist lawyer and politician Harrison Gray Otis.
First Harrison Gray Otis House
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The first Otis house, built in 1796, is located at 141 Cambridge Street, next to the Old West Church in Boston's West End. It is now a National Historic Landmark, and a historic house museum owned and operated by Historic New England, which also uses part of it as its administrative headquarters.
Second Harrison Gray Otis House
[edit]Harrison Gray Otis House (Second) | |
 2nd Harrison Gray Otis House, 85 Mount Vernon Street | |
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| Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°21′29.89″N 71°4′3.22″W / 42.3583028°N 71.0675611°W |
| Built | 1802 |
| Architect | Bulfinch, Charles |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| Part of | Beacon Hill Historic District (ID66000130) |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001955[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 27, 1973 |
| Designated NHLDCP | October 15, 1966 |
The Second Harrison Gray Otis House is located at 85 Mount Vernon Street. It is a large, square, Federal-style mansion in densely developed Beacon Hill, built in 1800–1802. It is three stories in height, with brick walls laid in Flemish bond, and is set on a parcel with a relatively ample lawn, and a semicircular cobblestone drive, the latter a rare surviving remnant of the original vision for the development of Beacon Hill by the Mount Vernon Proprietors.[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
In this house Bulfinch has made the first floor with his characteristic recessed brick arches, here ornamented with Chinese fretwork balconies in iron. The facade has four bays, with somewhat odd use of Corinthian pilasters on the 2nd and 3rd floors. There is a roof balustrade and a largish, octagonal cupola. Otis lived here until 1806.
The house was portrayed as the home of Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen) in the original Thomas Crown Affair film. It also served as Thomas Banacek's home (George Peppard) in the TV show Banacek (1972-74).
Third Harrison Gray Otis House
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The Third Harrison Gray Otis House is located at 45 Beacon Street. Completed in 1806, it is now the home of the American Meteorological Society. This is the last and largest of the houses, also built in the Federal style, and the residence of Otis until his death in 1848. Its four stories are organized into five bays. The center entrance has a small, rectangular portico with delicate pairs of Ionic fluted columns. The modest ground floor, now faced in stone, originally had the recessed brick arches typical of Bulfinch houses. When built, the house was freestanding, surrounded by the Boston Common and English gardens.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Second Harrison Gray Otis House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
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