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Historic apartment house in Quincy, Massachusetts United States historic place
Dorothy Q Apartments
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location36 Butler Rd., Quincy, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°15′30″N 71°0′24″W / 42.25833°N 71.00667°W / 42.25833; -71.00667
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1929; 95 years ago (1929)
ArchitectGraves & Epps
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSQuincy MRA
NRHP reference No.89001322
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 1989

The Dorothy Q Apartments is an historic apartment house at 36 Butler Road in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is a five-story brick Colonial Revival structure, consisting of two rectangular blocks joined at one end into a U shape. Its trim elements are in limestone, and include corner quoining, keystones over the windows, and a modillioned cornice. The complex was designed by Graves and Epps and built in 1929, during a period of rapid growth in the city. It is named for the Dorothy Quincy Homestead, which is next door.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

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References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Dorothy Q Apartments". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
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