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B B Chemical Company

The B B Chemical Company is an historic office and industrial building at 784 Memorial Drive in . It was built in 1937 for the Boston Blacking Company, an adhesive manufacturer whose most famous brand name was Bostik, to a design by Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch & Abbott, and is a prominent local example of Streamline Moderne architecture.
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  • Type: Office building
  • Description: factory in Massachusetts, United States of America
  • Also known as: “B and B Chemical Company building”
  • Address: 784 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shell Oil Company "Spectacular" Sign and Agganis Arena.

Heritage site
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The Shell Oil Company "Spectacular" Sign is a historic advertising sign by the Shell USA located at 187 Magazine Street in . is situated 1,100 feet south of B B Chemical Company.

Stadium
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is a 7,200-seat multi-purpose arena in , , United States, on the campus of Boston University, built on the location of the former Commonwealth Armory. is situated 2,800 feet south of B B Chemical Company.

Stadium
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is an outdoor athletic in the , on the campus of Boston University in . The stadium is owned by BU, and is the home field for some Boston University Terriers athletics programs, including soccer and lacrosse. is situated 2,600 feet southwest of B B Chemical Company.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cambridgeport and Riverside.

Neighborhood
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is one of the neighborhoods of . It is bounded by Massachusetts Avenue, the , the Grand Junction Railroad, and River Street.

Neighborhood
, also known as "Area 7", is a neighborhood of bounded by Massachusetts Avenue on the east, River Street on the south, the on the west, and JFK Street on the north.

Neighborhood
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is an area in centered on the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Prospect Street and Western Avenue. Lafayette Square, formed by the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Columbia Street, Sidney Street and Main Street…

B B Chemical Company

Latitude
42.35969° or 42° 21′ 35″ north
Longitude
-71.11527° or 71° 6′ 55″ west
Levels
4
Open location code
87JC9V5M+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29680449
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­office
Wiki­data ID
Q4836981
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