Commercial palace district.
Contributors: Boston Landmarks Commission (Boston, Mass.)
Published: 1983
Language: eng
Number of pages: 65
Subjects: Architecture -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Building Heights -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Central Business District, Boston (Mass.) -- Studies.; Commercial Palace District, Boston (Mass.) -- Studies.; Dates of Construction -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Historic buildings -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Historic preservation -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Issues.; City planning -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Issues.; Urban renewal -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Planning.
Description: ...a study of the area in the Central Business District extending from Hawley Street to Devonshire Street and from Bedford to Franklin Streets; the purpose was to identify the outstanding urban design and preservation planning issues and to develop policies accordingly and to identify, evaluate and recommend the best mechanisms for implementing the policies; examines historic and architectural character and other factors influencing these Victorian era buildings in downtown Boston; includes information on individual buildings (dates of construction, architect, materials of which built, etc.); copies of these items were in the BRA collection...