Trinity Neighborhood House

The Trinity Neighborhood House is a historic brick townhouse at 406 Meridian Street located in the Eagle Hill section of East Boston, Massachusetts.

Trinity Neighborhood House
The Trinity Neighborhood House in 2009.
LocationEast Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°22′49″N 71°2′22.6″W
Area0.25 acres (0.10 ha)
Built1847
Architectural styleGreek Revival
Part ofEagle Hill Historic District (ID98000149)
NRHP reference No.92000356[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 14, 1992
Designated CPFebruary 26, 1998

History

The house was built in 1847 for entrepreneur Noah Sturtevant and was thus named the Noah Sturtevant House. In 1917, it was named the Trinity Neighborhood House and Day Nursery. Since 1888, it operated as a social service center and philanthropy of Trinity Church.[2] The building is now owned by Neighborhood of Affordable Housing, Inc. and is a 16-unit single resident occupancy (SRO) facility for the formerly homeless.[3]

The House had long been a beneficiary of many notable events. On November 19, 1957, comedian Anna Russell held a concert at Jordan Hall in Boston to benefit the House.[4] On May 8, 1958, noted archaeologist Byron Khun de Prorok gave a beneficiary lecture at the New England Mutual Hall.[5] On February 4, 1960, a screening of the film Sweet Love Remember'd starring Margaret Sullavan was scheduled to benefit the House, but due to her untimely passing, the show was cancelled. The show was replaced with Laurence Olivier's The Tumbler.[6]

In 1981, the building was designated a Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission and it was later added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

See also
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Conte, Frank (August 19, 2012). "Boston Landmark Trinity Neighborhood House". EastBoston.com.
  3. Fox, Jeremy C. (August 17, 2011). "United Way volunteers clean up Trinity Neighborhood House". Boston.com.
  4. Majorie W. Sherman (August 9, 1957). "Society: Anna Russell Plans Benefit Here; Dennis Garden Tour Wednesday". Boston Globe. p. 14.
  5. "Trinity Neighborhood House and Day Nursery to Benefit From DeProrok Lecture". Boston Globe. April 8, 1951. p. 16A.
  6. Majorie W. Sherman (January 9, 1960). "Society: "The Tumbler" Substituted For Canceled Benefit Show". Boston Globe. p. 12.
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