Dorchester Illustration of the Day, 1599 – 1396 Dorchester Avenue

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1599

Designed by Charles R. Greco for Patrick Finnegan, 1396 Dorchester Avenue was constructed in 1909-1910 and was always intended to be occupied by stores on the first floor with tenements above.  The building permit shows that the cornice is terra cotta and the façade is brick and terra cotta. Some of Greco’s other works in Massachusetts are listed in Wikipedia:

• 145 State Street, Springfield, Massachusetts
• Blessed Sacrament Church Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Blessed Sacrament Church, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
• Cambridge Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Charles Bulfinch School, Boston, Massachusetts
• Elks Temple, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Our Lady of Pity Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Sacred Heart Church, Middleboro, Massachusetts
• St. Mary’s Church, Quincy, Massachusetts
• St. Matthew’s Church, Dorchester, Massachusetts
• St. Patrick’s Church, Brockton, Massachusetts
• Temple Emanuel, Worcester, Massachusetts
• Thorndike School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Wyeth Square Fire Station, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Central Square Post Office, Cambridge, Massachusetts

There are rumors that the Fields Corner Community Development Corporation may be making improvements to this building in the near future.

Meanwhile the Corporation has allowed the teen guides of MyDotTour to advertise their tours with posters in the storefront.  

Teen guides will present free tours of Field’s Corner 

Saturday August 6^th and 13^th at 11am and

Sunday August 7^th and 14^th at 4pm.

20 attendee-maximum at each tour – RSVP today!

To RSVP with your preferred tour date and time,

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