Filene's Department Store

Filene's Department Store is a historic department store building at 426 Washington Street in Downtown Crossing, Boston, Massachusetts that was home to the main Filene's store. The building was completed in 1912 as a new flagship location for William Filene and Sons' department store, better known as Filene's. By 1929 Filene’s expanded the flagship building, converting the whole block around Washington, Summer, Hawley and Franklin streets into one department store. This was the last major project by legendary Chicago architect Daniel Burnham and only work in Boston. His work is widely regarded as one of the best examples of Beaux Arts architecture in Boston. In 1986, the Filene's Building was added to the National Register of Historic...