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Second Brazer Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Second Brazer Building

On the National Register since 198640 years
Beaux ArtsListed 1986Boston

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About Second Brazer Building

Second Brazer Building, at 25--29 State St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 24, 1986. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Beaux Arts, as it does for 42 other Massachusetts listings. 26 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Boston. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 45 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1897 to today

  1. 1897Built, designed by Cass Gilbert
  2. 1986Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 40 years
Visit

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25--29 State St., Boston · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

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DBlackstone Block Historic DistrictGeorgian0.2 mi★Union Oyster HouseGeorgian · Built 17160.2 miBJohn F. Kennedy Federal BuildingBuilding0.2 miBUnited State Post Office, Courthouse, and Federal BuildingArt Deco · Built 19330.2 miDChurch Green Buildings Historic DistrictSecond Empire0.3 miBUnited Shoe Machinery Corporation BuildingArt Deco0.3 miBBlake and Amory BuildingBuilding0.3 miBFilene's Department StoreBeaux Arts Commercial · Built 19110.3 miDTemple Place Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.3 miBRichardson BlockNeo-Grec · Built 18730.3 miBLocke-Ober RestaurantVictorian · Built 18320.3 miBR. H. Stearns HouseBeaux Arts · Built 19090.3 mi★St. Paul's ChurchGreek Revival · Built 18190.3 mi★Tremont Street SubwayStructure0.3 miBParker HouseBuilding0.3 mi★Chester Harding HouseFederal · Built 18090.3 miBBoston Transit Commission BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19030.3 mi★Massachusetts StatehouseFederal · Built 17980.3 miDFulton-Commercial Streets DistrictRenaissance Revival0.3 miBBoston Police Station Number One-Traffic Tunnel Administration BuildingBuilding0.3 miDTextile DistrictClassical Revival0.4 miDGridley Street Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBBedford BuildingRuskinian Gothic · Built 18740.4 miBRussia Wharf BuildingsClassical Revival0.4 miDWashington Street Theatre DistrictItalianate0.4 miDWest Street DistrictCommercial Style0.4 mi★African MeetinghouseFederal0.4 mi★William C. Nell HouseBuilding0.4 mi★Charles Sumner HouseFederal0.4 miBFaneuil, Peter, SchoolClassical Revival · Built 19090.4 mi★(First) Harrison Gray Otis HouseAdamesque · Built 17950.4 mi★Old West ChurchFederal · Built 18060.4 miDFulton-Commercial Streets Historic District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival0.4 mi★Paul Revere HouseBuilt 16800.4 mi★Pierce-Hichborn HouseBuilt 17110.4 miBMariner's HouseGreek Revival · Built 18470.4 miDBulfinch Triangle Historic DistrictSecond Empire0.4 miDLeather DistrictRomanesque Revival0.5 miBBoylston BuildingCommercial Style · Built 18870.5 miBSouth Station HeadhouseNeo-Classical Revival · Built 18990.5 miDLiberty Tree DistrictMid-Late 19th Century Style0.5 miBBoston Edison Electric Illuminating CompanyBeaux Arts · Built 19060.5 mi★ROSEWAY (schooner)Built 19250.5 mi★Boston CommonDistrict0.5 mi★David Sears HouseAdamesque · Built 18160.5 mi★Nathan Appleton ResidenceBuilt 18180.5 mi★Samuel Gridley and Julia Ward Howe HouseGeorgian · Built 18050.5 miB(Second) Harrison Gray Otis HouseBuilt 18020.5 miDBoston African American National Historic Site (Additional Documentation)District0.5 mi★Long Wharf and Custom House BlockWharf, Greek Revival0.5 miBBuilding at 138-142 Portland StreetBeaux Arts · Built 18960.5 miBVermont BuildingBeaux Arts · Built 19040.5 mi
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Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Beaux Arts.

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Questions about Second Brazer Building

Is Second Brazer Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 24, 1986 (Register number 86001913).

Is Second Brazer Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Old State House, 0 miles away.

Can you visit Second Brazer Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Second Brazer Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 45 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63796670 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.