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Newbury Guest House
Three Victorian Newbury Street houses joined in the early 1990s into a 35-room hotel that kept their ceiling medallions and decorative fireplaces.
- Built
- 1881Three former single-family Victorian houses joined in the early 1990s. MACRIS dates 261 Newbury (Alden Avery House) to 1881; neighbors 263 (1881) and 265 (1884).
- Style
- Queen Anne / Rustic
- Architect
- George A. Avery (261 Newbury, per MACRIS)
- Type
- Inn
- Rooms
- 35
- Area
- Back Bay
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district; Local landmark
The story
The guest house combines three former single-family Victorian houses built in the Queen Anne and Rustic styles; it notes that an 1897 map shows nearly all Newbury Street brownstones as single-family homes. The houses were renovated and joined in the early 1990s into a 35-room hotel that keeps ceiling medallions and decorative fireplaces. MACRIS records 261 Newbury Street as the Alden Avery House, built in 1881 to designs by George A. Avery.
Good to know
- Address: 261 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.