Filene's Department Store

historic department store building in downtown Boston, Massachusetts
Place historic_building Q5448382
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Summary

Filene's Department Store is a historic building[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of historic_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Filene's Department Store is located in Boston[3].
  • Filene's Department Store is in the country of United States[4].
  • Filene's Department Store's instance of is recorded as historic building[5].
  • Filene's Department Store's architect is recorded as Daniel Burnham[6].
  • Filene's Department Store is owned by Edward A. Filene[7].
  • Filene's Department Store's architectural style is recorded as Beaux-Arts[8].
  • Filene's Department Store's architectural style is recorded as Neoclassical architecture[9].
  • The location of Filene's Department Store was Downtown Crossing[10].
  • Filene's Department Store's Commons category is recorded as Filene's Department Store[11].
  • 1911 marks the founding of Filene's Department Store[12].
  • Filene's Department Store's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.35544998182488, 'lon': -71.059931880767}[13].
  • Filene's Department Store's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[14].
  • Filene's Department Store's heritage designation is recorded as Boston Landmark[15].
  • Filene's Department Store's state of conservation is recorded as preserved[16].
  • Filene's Department Store's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '426 Washington Street, Boston'}[17].

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Geography

Filene's Department Store is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Boston[3].

Designation and Status

Filene's Department Store's instance of is recorded as historic building[5]. Heritage statuses include National Register of Historic Places listed place[14] and Boston Landmark[15].

History and Context

1911 marks the founding of Filene's Department Store[12]. It is owned by Edward A. Filene[7].

Why It Matters

Filene's Department Store ranks in the top 8% of historic_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Hofoen · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase id → /m/04g0r_8
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Boston
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 42.35544998182488, 'lon': -71.059931880767}
    Nrhp reference number → 86001909
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ Located in the administrative territorial entity: Boston, Adding a reference."
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