Frederick Ayer Mansion

The Frederick Ayer Mansion is a National Historic Landmark on 395 Commonwealth Avenue in the neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The mansion was the home of Frederick Ayer, owner of the American Woolen Company, and features well preserved design work by Louis Comfort Tiffany.
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  • Email: ayermansion@gmail.com
  • Type: House
  • Description: historic house in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Also known as: “Ayer Mansion” and “Bayridge Residence and Cultural Center”
  • Address: 395 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Charlesgate Hotel and Hynes Convention Center station.

Historic building
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is a historic building, which is situated 340 feet northwest of Frederick Ayer Mansion.

Railway station
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is an underground light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Green Line. It is located at the intersection of and Massachusetts Avenue near the western end of the neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. is situated 1,000 feet southeast of Frederick Ayer Mansion.

Bookstore
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is a private music college in , Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Frederick Ayer Mansion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fenway-Kenmore and Back Bay.

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The neighborhood is named after Kenmore Square, and after the Fens, both of which it encompasses. Kenmore Square is the area's dynamic urban center.

Suburb
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Historical heavyweights, and Beacon Hill are some of 's most beautiful neighborhoods. With narrow, gas-lit streets and scores of architecturally significant buildings, these distinctly different neighborhoods will make up the core of almost any visitor's itinerary.

Locality
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is a neighborhood in , United States. The square itself is located at the intersection of Main Street and Broadway.

Frederick Ayer Mansion

Latitude
42.34951° or 42° 20′ 58″ north
Longitude
-71.09031° or 71° 5′ 25″ west
Inception
1902
Operator
Campaign for the Ayer Mansion, Inc.
Open location code
87JC8WX5+RV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 405395068
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­house
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­manor
Wiki­data ID
Q5497305
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