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Owner of the Gate Houses: Boston Water and
Sewer Commission
Owner of the Property: Boston Parks Department
Architect: Burt Hill Kosar Rittelmann
The Back Bay Fens Gate Houses are located on the banks of
the Muddy River in the Back Bay Fens, which is part of Frederick
Law Olmstead’s Emerald Necklace Park System. The original
gate house was designed by H.H. Richardson in1882. In 1905
a companion was designed with similar architectural features
by Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge. The renovation project was
undertaken to prevent upstream flooding in the Stony Brook
system. Measures were taken to ensure that renovations
were in keeping with the buildings’ historical and architectural
significance.
Courtesy of Boston Water & Sewer Commission
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