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National Register of Historic Places

Arcade Building

On the National Register since 198541 years
20th Century Commercial GothicListed 1985Brookline
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About Arcade Building

Arcade Building, at 314--320A Harvard St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 17, 1985. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the national level. It was listed as part of Brookline MRA. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Brookline, Massachusetts. 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 · 6 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1926 to today

  1. 1926Built
  2. 1985Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 41 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

314--320A Harvard St., Brookline · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Arcade BuildingStart here
  2. 2Cypress-Emerson Historic DistrictVictorian · next door
  3. 3Town StableGothic Revival · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Edward Devotion HouseColonial · next door
  5. 5John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site (Additional Documentation)Building · 0.2 mi on
Around it

20 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BSecond Unitarian ChurchGeorgian Revival0.2 miBHouse at 12 Vernon StreetQueen Anne · Built 18900.3 miBSt. Mark's Methodist ChurchRomanesque Revival0.3 miOMilestoneObject0.3 miDBeacon Street Historic DistrictNeo-Classical0.3 miBHouse at 156 Mason TerraceQueen Anne · Built 18890.3 miStLinden ParkStructure0.3 miBSaint Paul's Church, Chapel, and Parish HouseGothic0.3 miBWilliam F. Tuckerman HouseItalianate0.4 miBHouses at 76-96 Harvard AvenueGeorgian Revival0.4 miBWilliam Murphy HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBRev. John Orrock HouseMansard0.4 miDRichmond CourtJacobethan0.4 miBSaint Paul's RectoryJacobethan0.4 miBSaint Aidan's Church and RectoryMedieval Revival · Built 18500.4 miBEmmett CottageGothic Revival0.4 miDGraffam Development Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.4 miBCandler CottageGothic Revival · Built 18500.5 mi
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BJames H. Standish HouseItalianate0.5 miBLynch-O'Gorman HouseQueen Anne0.5 mi

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Questions about Arcade Building

Is Arcade Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 17, 1985 (Register number 85003247).

Is Arcade Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site (Additional Documentation), 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Arcade 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 Arcade Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 6 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 63792496 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.