David Sears House
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The David Sears House at 42-43 Beacon Street, in Boston, Massachusetts was constructed in 1816 as a Federal-style townhouse built on a monumental scale. The walls of the structure are composed of carved granite panels. The architect was Alexander Parris
; the client, David Sears, was a prominent merchant, philanthropist, and landowner.
The house is now the location of Boston's Somerset Club
.
Alexander Parris
Alexander Parris was a prominent American architect-engineer. Beginning as a housewright, he evolved into an architect whose work transitioned from Federal style architecture to the later Greek Revival. Parris taught Ammi B. Young, and was among the group of architects influential in founding what...
; the client, David Sears, was a prominent merchant, philanthropist, and landowner.
The house is now the location of Boston's Somerset Club
Somerset Club
The Somerset Club is a private social club in Boston, Massachusetts, founded perhaps as early as 1826.The original club was informal, without a clubhouse. By the 1830s this had evolved into a group called the Temple. In 1851 the group purchased the home of Benjamin W. Crowninshield, located at...
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