Boston's oldest buildings and where to find them / Joseph M. Bagley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bagley, Joseph M., 1985- author.

Contributor:

JSTOR (Online Service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Boston--Guidebooks.

Historic buildings.

Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Boston--Pictorial works.

Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--Massachusetts--Boston.

Historic preservation--Massachusetts--Boston.

Historic preservation.

Repeat photography--Massachusetts--Boston.

Repeat photography.

Buildings--Massachusetts--Boston--Guidebooks.

Buildings.

Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration.

Massachusetts--Boston.

Buildings--Massachusetts--Boston--Pictorial works.

Boston (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works.

Boston (Mass.).

Boston (Mass.)--Guidebooks.

Genre:

Guidebooks.

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps

Place of Publication:

Waltham, Massachusetts : Brandeis University Press, [2021]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

As Boston approaches its four-hundredth anniversary, it is remarkable that it still maintains its historic character despite constant development. The fifty buildings featured in this book all pre-date 1800 and illustrate Boston's early history. This is the first book to survey Boston's fifty oldest buildings and does so through an approachable narrative which will appeal to nonarchitects and those new to historic preservation. Beginning with a map of the buildings' locations and an overview of the historic preservation movement in Boston, the book looks at the fifty buildings in order from oldest to most -recent. Geographically, the majority of the buildings are located within the downtown area of Boston along the Freedom Trail and within easy walking distance from the core of the city. This makes the book an ideal guide for tourists, and residents of the city will also find it interesting as it includes numerous properties in the surrounding neighborhoods. The buildings span multiple uses from homes to churches and warehouses to restaurants. Each chapter features a building, a narrative focusing on its historical significance, and the efforts made to preserve it over time. Full -color photos and historical drawings illustrate each building and area. Boston's Oldest Buildings and Where to Find Them presents the ideals of historic preservation in an approachable and easy--to--read manner appropriate for the broadest audience. Perfect for history lovers, architectural enthusiasts, and tourists alike.

Contents:

1 Blake House 1661 p. 13

2 Paul Revere House ca, 1680 p. 17

3 Pierce House 1683 p. 21

4 Lemuel Clap House ca. 1710 p. 24

5 Pierce-Hichborn House ca. 1711 p. 28

6 Ebenezer Clough House ca. 1711 p. 31

7 Old State House 1713 p. 34

8 Boston Light Station 1716 p. 38

9 Union Oyster House ca. 1716 p. 41

10 Ebenezer Smith House ca. 1716 p. 45

11 Kimball-Cheever House ca. 1716 p. 48

12 Old Corner Bookstore 1718 p. 51

13 Old North Church 1723 p. 55

14 Daniels-Goldsmith House ca. 1725 p. 59

15 Andrew Cunningham House 1728 p. 62

16 Old South Meeting House 1729 p. 65

17 Grant House ca. 1734 p. 69

18 Faneuil Hall 1742 p. 72

19 Shirley-Eustis House 1746 p. 76

20 Thomas Gardner House ca. 1747 p. 80

21 King's Chapel 1750 p. 83

22 Dillaway-Thomas House 1752 p. 86

23 Linden Hall 1755 p. 90

24 Loring Greenough House 1760 p. 93

25 Benjamin Faneuil Gatekeeper House ca. 1761 p. 97

26 Gardiner Building 1763 p. 101

27 Ebenezer Hancock House 1767 p. 105

28 Charles Tileston House ca. 1770 p. 109

29 Joseph Royall House ca. 1770 p. 113

30 Clapp-Field House ca. 1772 p. 117

31 Warren Tavern ca. 1780 p. 121

32 Spooner-Lambert House 1782 p. 124

33 Bicknell House ca. 1785 p. 127

34 Glapion-Middleton House ca. 1786 p. 130

35 Fowler-Clark-Epstein Farm ca. 1786 p. 134

36 Elijah Jones House ca. 1786 p. 137

37 George Haynes House 1788 p. 140

38 Brighton First Church Parsonage ca. 1790 p. 143

39 Bond-Glover House ca. 1790 p. 146

40 Kilton-Beal House ca. 1790 p. 149

41 Calvin Bird House ca. 1790 p. 151

42 Caroline Capen House ca. 1790 p. 154

43 Deacon John Larkin House ca. 1790 p. 156

44 John Hurd House ca. 1790 p. 159

45 Memorial Hall 1791 p. 163

46 Thompson House ca. 1794 p. 166

47 Timothy Thompson House ca. 1794 p. 169

48 William Wiley House ca. 1794 p. 172

49 Daniel Carter House ca. 1794 p. 175

50 Salem Turnpike Hotel ca. 1794 p. 178.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 08, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version: Bagley, Joseph M., 1985- Boston's oldest buildings and where to find them

ISBN:

9781684580408

1684580404

Publisher Number:

40030476250

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.