Almont Apartments, historic building in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

The Almont Apartments are two three-story brick buildings at 1439-43 and 1447-51 Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan, Boston, built in 1926 with Colonial Revival styling. Each is U-shaped with a small rear courtyard and 24 one- or two-bedroom units. Because the side streets meet the avenue at an angle, each building shows a stepped facade on its outer side and a flat front, with entrances framed by cast concrete surrounds and bracketed pediments.

Built in 1926, the Almont Apartments were designed by local architect Saul Moffie to meet housing demand created by the expansion of the streetcar network along Blue Hill Avenue. Most new residents were Jewish families moving from neighborhoods nearer Boston's financial district, making Mattapan a center of Jewish culture until the 1940s. The buildings had predominantly Jewish-surnamed residents until about 1960 and were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.

The name comes from Almont Street, the side street bordering the block. Mattapan became a centre of Jewish culture as Jewish families moved out from nearer downtown; the Almont Apartments had mostly Jewish-surnamed residents until about 1960, after which migration to Brookline and Newton ended that role.

The two buildings stand on the west side of Blue Hill Avenue, filling the block between Almont and Tennis Streets; the angled side streets give each a stepped outer facade and a flat front. Look for the entrances in the second and fourth facade sections, framed by cast concrete surrounds with bracketed pediments. The buildings are private residences, so view them from the sidewalk.

The Almont Apartments had mostly Jewish-surnamed residents until about 1960, a trace of the Jewish migration that made Mattapan a centre of Jewish culture until the 1940s. The two buildings were designed by local architect Saul Moffie and each holds 24 one- or two-bedroom units.