Ok, this is departure, perhaps, form my other selections, but I have to go with my heart on this one, and my heart tells me that my favorite "buildling" in Boston is none other than venerable old Fenway Park!!!
Fenway is an insitution and unlike the other buildings featured on this blog, it doesn't make the list for aesthetics, design, construction or any other architectural merit-- it's here for tradition and character!
The oldest baseball stadium in the Majors, Fenway was built in 1912 and I'm not sure they've done anything to it since!
According to Ballparks of Baseball:
Fenway Park still looks much as it did when it opened. The Red Sox (1907-present), then called the Somersets (1901-1902), and later the Pilgrims (1903-1906), began playing at Huntington Avenue Grounds in 1901. Because of possible fires and embarrassment to the team and the City of Boston, Red Sox owner John Taylor decided to build a new ballpark to replace Huntington Avenue Grounds. Construction of a new ballpark located in "The Fens" of Boston began in September 1911.
It took one year for the 27,000 seat ballpark to be constructed. Named Fenway Park and built of steel and concrete, the ballpark had only one level of seating. Wooden bleachers were located in parts of left, right, and centerfield. The facade consisted of red brick. Fenway Park opened on April 20, 1912 and original dimensions were 321 ft. (left), 488 ft. (center), and 314 ft. (right). In front of the left field fence until 1934 was Duffy's Cliff, a 10foot embankment.
Fenway links:
Fenway [Ballparks.com]
Fenway [Boston Red Sox]
Fenway [Wikipedia]
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