The Little Building – Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts

A 12-story residence hall that houses 748 students of Emerson College, the Little Building at 80 Boylston Street is located in the heart of Boston’s Theatre District at the corner of Boylston and Tremont Streets. The building also contains the college’s only cafeteria, a 10,000 sq ft (930 m2) fitness center in its basement and The Cabaret, a space in the basement used for performances with a maximum capacity of 150 people.

The Little Building was originally built to hold 600 offices, 15 stores, 22 shops, and a Post Office. Built in 1917, it was named after its financier, John Mason Little and was designed by famed architect Clarence Blackall. The building’s name is often mistaken to be an adjective, which leads to a surprise upon discovery that it is one of the larger buildings on the Emerson campus.