William Livingstone House

[4] He hired a young Kahn, who was working for the architectural firm of Mason & Rice, to design his residence at 76 Eliot Street.

[5] For the house, Kahn incorporated elements of the French châteauesque style, such as bays and cone shaped turrets.

[6] In 1987, the Red Cross intended to demolish the mansion, originally located west of John R. Street, to make way for their new building.

[7] Preservationists succeeded in moving the Livingstone House about one block to the east to 284 Eliot Street,[8] but the building languished for many years.

The William Livingstone House's subsequent blight and slumping circular tower earned it the nickname Slumpy among the ruins photography community.

The William Livingstone House in 1983, at its original location at 76 Eliot Street.
The William Livingstone House at 284 Eliot Street, shortly before demolition in 2007.