A Corner of Boston's Mall of America
By Leonardi Aray Architects
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The Ames-Webster House at 306 Dartmouth St. on the Commonwealth Mall in Back Bay is one of Boston's most elegant houses. Built in 1872, it faced Commonwealth Avenue until the addition reoriented the entrance to Dartmouth Street in 1882. Anne and Greg worked there at CBT Architects in the 1980s and were greeted daily by mosaics, John LaFarge stained glass, and French murals in the three-story entrance hall.
The setting of the house on Commonwealth Avenue, the grand element of the Back Bay Fill project, is a delight day and night, lunchtime and midnight. We got to know the Back Bay and appreciate its role in the evolution of the city working at the House. When the House was redeveloped and adapted for office use by CBT, the owners committed to continuing the tradition of placing red poinsettias in the Conservatory window on Commonwealth Avenue every Christmas. It was a cheery addition and cherished by all.
