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Historic buildings of Boston, undated

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Location Note

Vertical file 3; drawer 13; folder 8

GUSN

GUSN-252733

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Description

This group of drawings documents historic buildings in Boston and include the following:

1) Front elevation, Marshall House, Marshall St., measured, ink on vellum
2) Front elevation, Clough Langdon House, 21 Amity St., measured, ink on vellum
3) Front elevation, south, Gen. Amasa Davis House, Washington St., measured, ink on vellum
4) Main cornice, 2nd floor plan, Gen. Amasa Davis House, Washington St., mesured, ink on vellum
5) South entrance details, Gen. Amasa Davis House, Washington St., measured, ink on vellum
6) Arched window details, 1st landing, Gen. Amasa Davis House, Washington St., measured, ink on vellum
7) 2nd floor door and fin. west and east rooms, Gen. Amasa Davis House, Washington St., measured, ink on vellum
8-12) Blueprints for the five Gen. Amasa Davis drawings
13) Sketch, belfry yoke King's Chapel, Tremont St., measured, ink on vellum
14) Doorway in Council Chamber, 2nd floor, Old State House, State St., measured, black on white prints
15) Doorway Heaepres Hall, Circular Hall, Old State House, State St., measured, black on white prints

Details

Descriptive Terms

cornices
belfrys (sheds)
architectural drawings (visual works)
elevations (building divisions)
detail drawings (drawings)
blueprints (reprographic copies)

Physical Description

13 architectural drawings

Collection Code

AR003

Collection Name

Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

Reference Code

AR003.001.020

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Brown, Frank Chouteau, 1876-1947 (Delineator)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
elevations (building divisions)
detail drawings (drawings)
blueprints (reprographic copies)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 3; drawer 13; folder 8

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