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The Peter Fuller Building is a historic commercial building located at 808 Commonwealth Avenue in Brookline, Massachusetts.


Description and history

This five-story limestone-faced building occupies a prominent position on Commonwealth Avenue near the south end of the
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. It was designed by the prolific architect Albert Kahn, a noted designer of industrial buildings, and built in 1927 for the Cadillac Auto Company. It is one of the few Boston-area buildings designed by Kahn, who did extensive work designing automobile-related industrial facilities in the American Midwest. This building stood at what was then a gateway position leading to a row of automotive dealerships along Commonwealth Avenue, and was designed to be a local flagship showroom for the luxury Cadillac line. It gets its name from Peter D. Fuller, president of the Cadillac Automobile Company of Boston. It ceased to be a car showroom in 1978, when Fuller closed his dealership, citing high overhead costs. It was purchased by
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(BU) the following year. In 2020, the building became home to the Howard Thurman Center, a center for student life at BU. The building was listed on the
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on October 17, 1985.


See also

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Brookline, Massachusetts This is a list of properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Brookline, Massachusetts. Current listings See also * National R ...


References

Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Neoclassical architecture in Massachusetts Buildings and structures in Brookline, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Brookline, Massachusetts {{NorfolkCountyMA-NRHP-stub Albert Kahn (architect) buildings Commercial buildings completed in 1927