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I.J. Fox Building

Coordinates: 42°21′21″N 71°3′36″W / 42.35583°N 71.06000°W / 42.35583; -71.06000
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I.J. Fox Building
I.J. Fox Building is located in Boston
I.J. Fox Building
I.J. Fox Building is located in Massachusetts
I.J. Fox Building
I.J. Fox Building is located in the United States
I.J. Fox Building
Location407 Washington St.,
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′21″N 71°3′36″W / 42.35583°N 71.06000°W / 42.35583; -71.06000
Arealess than one acre
Built1934 (1934)
ArchitectElias-Rothchild; Peabody & Stearns
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.15000942[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 29, 2015

The I.J. Fox Building is a historic commercial building located at 407 Washington Street in Downtown Boston, Massachusetts.

Description and history

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It is a seven-story masonry structure, three bays wide, with Moderne and Art Deco styling. It was built in 1934 as the premiere city showroom and facilities of I.J. Fox, then one of the nation's leading furriers. It is one of the city's finest examples of the Moderne style, with its most prominent feature a polished granite two-story entrance.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 29, 2015.[1]

See also

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References

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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 I.J. Fox Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2016-01-15.