ca. 1880
GUSN-202308
Oblique exterior view of the second Horticultural Hall of the Massachuetts Horticultural Society at the corner of Tremont Street and Bromfield Street. Unidentified men are standing in front of the building, including an employee of the Ashburton & Co. Agricultural Store; one man is visible through the second story window. The building features statues of Ceres, Flora, and Pomona.
specular reflection
wagons (cargo vehicles)
exterior views
street lighting
statues
sculpture (visual work)
Second Empire
exhibition buildings
façades
columns (architectural elements)
albumen prints
photographs
Verso of mount: Horticultural Hall Tremont Street & Bromfield Street Boston, Massachusetts Built 1865 c.1880 designed by Gridley J. F. Bryant Martin Milmore did the sculpture identified by R. Severy 4/21/1981 {Gift of State St. Bank 4/1981}
OVP Photo Database Number 95
OVP Number OVP0078
1 photographic print
PC001
General photographic collection
April 1981
PC001.01.TMP.078
15.75 x 12.25 (HxW)(inches)
Gift of State Street Bank.
albumen prints
photographs
Ashburton & Co. Horticultural Store (Boston, Mass.)
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Decoration and ornament, Architectural
Employees
Gods, Roman
Men
Signs and symbols
Boston (Mass.)
Bromfield Street (Boston, Mass.)
Tremont Street (Boston, Mass.)
Architectural photography
Stained; mount torn and damaged with pieces of mount missing.
Item
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