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Back Bay’s Ayer Mansion was once a private residence, but it’s always been a work of art. Now, the five-story building just sold for the first time in decades in an off-market deal. The deal comprises the Ayer Mansion at 395 Commonwealth Ave., and the adjoining dormitory building at 397-399. Originally listed for $22,500,000, the official […]
A rare Tiffany building owned by a nonprofit may be sold
Inside the Ayer Mansion in Boston. Preservationists fear that the Ayer Mansion, a national treasure with landmark status, which has been painstakingly preserved, may be cut off from public access. Richard Cheek via The New York Times.
by Colin Moynihan
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- A granite-faced town house in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston was designed more than 100 years ago by artist Louis Comfort Tiffany and is seen today as the most comprehensive surviving example of his residential vision.
Its pale facade, with mosaic panels set in limestone and a stained-glass window over copper-clad double doors, is one of only two exteriors known to have been designed by Tiffany and the only one that remains intact.
A Rare Tiffany Building Owned by a Nonprofit May Be Sold
Preservationists fear that the Ayer Mansion, a “national treasure” with landmark status, which has been painstakingly preserved, may be cut off from public access.
The Ayer Mansion serves as a cultural center and a student residence. A spokeswoman for its owner said it was listed in part because of a pandemic-related loss of student fees.Credit.Paul Santos, via Campaign for the Ayer Mansion, Inc.
May 11, 2021
A granite-faced townhouse in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood was designed more than 100 years ago by the artist Louis Comfort Tiffany and is seen today as the most comprehensive surviving example of his residential vision.