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Those three buildings have been renovated and developed with a new tower to form a complex now called Atlantic Wharf. The structures were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. exhibit strong repetition of scale, materials, trim and corner-entrance motifs, and are significant as an intact trio of turn-of-the-century commercial/industrial buildings in an otherwise altered waterfront area.” Designed in the Classical Revival style, they are all seven stories high with matching cornice lines. The three buildings have a consistent look. This block was used as a wharf from the early 18 th century until the end of the 19 th century and all three buildings housed notable printing and publishing companies.

Peabody and Stearns, Boston’s foremost architects of the time, designed the limestone Russia Wharf Building at 518 – 540 Atlantic Avenue.Īll three structures were initially built for commercial use on the first two floors and light industrial use above.

The Boston architectural firms of Rand and Taylor and Kendall and Stevens, designed two of the structures located at 270 Congress Street, which are also known as the Graphic Arts Building and the Tufts Building. Russia Wharf (l), Graphic Arts Building (c), Tufts Building (r) Author and historian Nancy Seasholes tells us that this process, known as wharfing out, “was responsible for most of the land made in Boston in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.” They went up from 1897 to 1898 after the land area was extended by building over the wharf and filling the spaces surrounding it. The name “Russia Wharf” was applied to a group of three buildings on Congress Street abutting the Fort Point Channel on the east and Atlantic Avenue on the west. According to Diana Muir in “Reflections in Bullough’s Pond: Economy and Ecosystem in New England” In fact, it’s fair to say that in the late 18 th century, Russian raw materials kept American ships afloat.”īoston merchants obtained these good from Russia by purchase, however, and not by trading raw materials or goods manufactured here. “Russia, a country with abundant raw materials, supplied the fledgling experiment in democracy with hemp, sailcloth, iron and tar from the Smolny Pits for its ever-expanding fleet of ship.

In 1872, the Great Boston Fire destroyed the early structures on Russia Wharf.Īccording to the Russian-American Cultural Center,.

In 1809, Boston had a Russian Embassy and 39 ships from Russia docked at Russia Wharf.

The Founding Fathers used Russian goose quills to sign the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights.

From 1784 to the 1860s, Russian raw materials, especially hemp, iron, duck (sail canvas), and tar were used to build the USS Constitution and rest of the early maritime fleet.

Russia Wharf is built on the original site of the Boston Tea Party, back when it was still water.

We don’t think of Imperial Russia playing a role in Boston and United States history but it did in several ways. Originally known as Gray’s Wharf, Russia Wharf served as the focus of the Maritime Trade between Boston and Kronstadt Wharf in the port of St. The latter group included India Wharf, Liverpool Wharf and Russia Wharf. Some bore the names of their owners, some the nearby area, and some the destinations of the sailing vessels. The 1852 Map of the City of Boston Mass details nearly 60 wharves from Lewis Wharf at the North End to Terrill’s Wharf on the south, near what is now Chinatown. When Boston was a thriving seaport, the busiest in New England, wharves lined the working waterfront. As we look ahead, city landscapes will be changing at a faster rate but we will continue to do what we’ve always done – play our role in helping to create the best places for future generations.Boston Harbor from Constitution Wharf by Robert Salmon Lendlease is accelerating innovation to produce the latest award-winning sustainable buildings and communities, showcasing the next generation technology and designs. We help shape city skylines, create iconic structures, breathe new life into forgotten precincts and create places and spaces for generations to enjoy.Īs the world keeps growing, tomorrow’s opportunities become more exciting. Lendlease has been doing this for many years – creating places that galvanize communities and infrastructure that supports and connects people. Very few organizations can build cities from scratch, including the infrastructure to connect people, with skills to design, develop, fund, build and manage, but Lendlease can.

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