Photos of the lanterns, presented on this page, were taken at the following locations:
- Boylston Street;
- Charles Street (Public Garden);
- Arlington Street;
- Commonwealth Avenue;
- Newbury Street;
- St. James Avenue;
- Berkeley Street;
- Exeter Street;
- Massachusetts Avenue;
- Huntington Avenue;
- Longwood Avenue;
- Tetlow Street.
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80 Boylston St; Little Office Building, 1917.
1/2. Main Entrance Arch Pendant .
2/2. Wall Mount Light at the Main Entrance.
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106 Boylston St; Colonial Theater, 1900.
1/2. Box Office, Wall Mount Light.
2/2. Lobby Chandelier.
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250 Boylston St; Le Jardin Condo, 1900.
Wall Mount Light, Hadassah Way Entrance.
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351 Boylston St; Arlington St Church, 1861.
Wall Mount Light, Arlington St Entrance.
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376 Boylston St; Office Building, 1920.
Main Entrance Arch Pendant.
Google 2018: Pendant no longer exists
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500 Boylston St; Office Building, 1989.
1/2. Colonnade Torchieres.
2/2. Wall Mount Light at the Main Entrance.
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587 Boylston Street.
Lantern above the Pharmacy Entrance.
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645 Boylston St; Old South Cathedral, 1875.
Exterior Lanterns.
1/4. Wall Mount Light at the Main Entrance.
2/4. Walkway to the Main Entrance, Torchiere.
3/4. Wall Mount Light at the Plaque.
4/4. Pendant, Dartmouth St Entrance.
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645 Boylston St; Old South Cathedral, 1875.
Interior Lanterns.
1/4. Lobby Pendant.
2/4. Lobby Pendant.
3/4. Lobby Pendant.
4/4. Nave Chandelier.
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Boylston and Darmouth Streets Lamp Posts.
Also found on many Boston streets.
1/4. Two Lights Lamp Post.
2/4. Two Lights Lamp Post Detail.
3/4. Four Lights Lamp Post.
4/4. Four Lights Lamp Post Detail.
Taken by Efim Khakhan in Aug 2009.
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700 Boylston Street, Copley Square.
Public Library, McKim Building, 1895
Main Entrance Doors, Lintel Pendant.
For the rest of the lanterns please visit
Public Library page.
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4 Charles Street, Public Gardens.
Bridge abutment Lamp Post .
Garden established in 1837, Bridge built in 1867
Taken by Mike Vainchtein in Sept 2012.
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1 Arlington St; John Simmons House, 1861.
Now Fisher College Offices.
1/3. Entrance Stairs, Parapet Torchiere.
Google 2014: Same post, different lantern.
2/3. Anteroom Pendant (?).
3/3. Lobby Chandelier (?).
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11 Arlington St; Residential Building, 1861.
Now Office Building.
Main Entrance Porch Pendant.
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15 Arlington St; Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 1927.
Now Taj Boston Hotel.
Wall Mount Light at the Main Entrance.
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12 Commonwealth Avenue.
The Barklay Apartment Building, 1927.
Entrance Canopy Pendant.
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65 Commonwealth Avenue.
Condo Apartment Building, 1925.
Entrance Canopy Pendant.
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110 Commonwealth Avenue.
First Baptist Church, 1875.
1/4. Main Entrance Arcade, Sconce (?).
2/4. Wall Mount Light at the Side Entrance.
3/4. Lamp Post in front of the Church.
4/4. Street Lamp Post near the Church.
Photos 3/4, 4/4 taken by Efim Khakhan, Aug 2012.
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160 Commonwealth Ave; Vendome House, 1872.
Entrance Stairs, Parapet Torchiere.
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170 Commonwealth Avenue.
Apartment Building, 1885.
Entrance Stairs, Parapet Torchiere.
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314 Commonwealth Avenue.
The Burrage Mansion, 1899.
Now Condo Apartment Building.
Lantern above the Main Entrance.
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15 Newbury Street.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 1899.
Wall Mount Light above the Main Entrance.
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93-95 Newbury St; Kakas Furs Building, 1872.
Now Office Building and Museum.
Main Entrance Porch Pendant (?).
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175 Newbury Street;
The Society of Arts and Crafts, 1899.
Now Commercial/Residential Building.
Porch Pendant.
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138 St. James Avenue.
Copley Plaza Fairmont Hotel, 1912.
Sconces along St. James Ave and Dartmouth St.
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222 Berkeley St. Office/Retail Building, 1991.
Main Entrance Colonnade Pendant.
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234 Berkeley Street.
Museum of National History, 1863.<>Since 1951 different stores.
1/2. Newbury St Porch Chandelier.
2/2. Chandelier Close up..
Taken by Mike in November 2023
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25 Exeter Street; Thayer Mansion, 1885.
Entrance Porch Pendant.
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200 Massachusetts Avenue.
Mary Baker Eddy Library, 1934.
1/5. Sconces at Main Entrance from Norway St.
2/5. Sconces at Side Entrance from Norway St.
3/5. Pendant, Gate Archway, Massachusetts Ave.
4/5. Lobby Pendant.
5/5. Staircase Pendant.
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250 Massachusetts Avenue.
Christian Science Church, 1894. Extension 1906.
1/4. Arcade Pendant.
Side Entrance from Huntington Ave.
2/4. Arcade Sconce.
Side Entrance from Huntington Ave.
3/4. Arcade Ceiling Mount Light (?).
4/4. Grounds Lamp Post.
Photo by Mike Vainchtein, Sept 2012.
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300 Massachusetts Ave; Horticultural Hall, 1901.
Now Office Building.
Wall Mount Light at the Main Entrance.
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264 Huntington Ave; Huntington Theatre Co, 1925.
Building sold in 2016, will be demolished.
1/2. Wall Mount Light along the building.
2/2. Lantern Detail.
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290 Huntington Avenue.
New England Conservatory, 1903.
1/3. Wall Mount Light at the Main Entrance.
2/3. Wall Mount Light, Brown Hall Entrance.
3/3. Entrance Stairs Parapet Torchiere.
Jordan Hall Entrance from Gainsborough St.
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177-179 Longwood Ave; College of Pharmacy.
Torchiere at the Main Entrance.
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188 Longwood Avenue.
Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Wall Mount Light at the Main Entrance.
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11 Tetlow St; Apartment Building, 1910.
Anteroom Pendant (?).
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300 Fenway; Simmons College, 1904.
Parapet Torchiere at the Main Entrance.
