15 Beacon makes historic list

The building that houses the XV Beacon Hotel has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, a preservation group called the Trust for Architectural Easements announced.

Plans for the commercial building 15 Beacon St. were drawn in 1903 by architect William Gibbons Preston, and the building's first occupant was the Boston Transit Commission, the group said.

According to an architectural historian, the building "embodies the Classical Revival style of the late 19th and early 20th centuries."

Potential impacts on 15 Beacon St. will be considered during the planning for federal, federally licensed, or federally assisted projects in the vicinity, and the property may qualify for federal historic preservation grants when funds are available, the group said.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)