National Register of Historic Places

Trinity Neighborhood House

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Listed
April 13, 1992
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
92000356

About this property

The Trinity Neighborhood House is a historic brick townhouse at 406 Meridian Street located in the Eagle Hill section of East Boston, Massachusetts. 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. 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. 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. On May 8, 1958, noted archaeologist Byron Khun de Prorok gave a fundraising lecture at the New England Mutual Hall. 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. 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. National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts City of Boston, Landmarks Commission. Trinity Neighborhood House, 1981

Location

406 Meridian St.
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
42.37993, -71.06394

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When was Trinity Neighborhood House listed on the National Register?

Trinity Neighborhood House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1992.

What type of historic resource is Trinity Neighborhood House?

Trinity Neighborhood House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Trinity Neighborhood House?

The period of significance for Trinity Neighborhood House is recorded as the industrial era.

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